Where does “unassuageable” come from?
unassuageable (English) comes from English assuageable, from English assuage, from Middle English aswagen, from Old French asuagier, from Vulgar Latin assuavio, from Latin suāvis.
unassuageable (English): Impossible to assuage
Ancestry of “unassuageable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | assuageable | able to be assuaged |
| 2 | English | assuage | To lessen the intensity of, to mitigate or... |
| 3 | Middle English | aswagen | To cure or assuage; to give relief; To pacify; to... |
| 4 | Old French | asuagier | to appease, to calm |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | assuavio | I sweeten, I 'butter up', I calm |
| 6 | Latin | suāvis | — |