Where does “unavailability” come from?
Unavailability derives from English available, from Latin habēre meaning "to hold or have," combined with Latin ad and the suffix -itās denoting a state or condition.
unavailability (English): The state of being unavailable
Definitions
- The state of being unavailable
Ancestry of “unavailability”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | availability | The quality of being available; That which is... |
| 2 | English | available | Such as one may avail oneself of; capable of... |
| 3 | English | avail | To turn to the advantage of; To be of service to;... |
| 4 | Middle English | availen | to be of use |
| 5 | Old French | a | to; towards; belonging to |
| 6 | Latin | A | — |
| 7 | Etruscan | 𐌀 | and, also |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ᾱ̔ | — |
| 9 | Phoenician | 𐤀 | ox; aleph; alef |
| 10 | Egyptian | 𓃾 | — |