Where does “unavailable” come from?
Unavailable comes from English available, which derives from English avail, ultimately from Latin valere meaning "to be strong" and Latin habere meaning "to have," with the prefix ad-.
unavailable (English): Unavailing; ineffective; Not available; A...
Definitions
- Unavailing; ineffective; Not available; A...
Ancestry of “unavailable”, step by step
unavailable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English available
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | available | Such as one may avail oneself of; capable of... |
| 2 | English | avail | To turn to the advantage of; To be of service to;... |
| 3 | Middle English | availen | to be of use |
| 4 | Old French | a | to; towards; belonging to |
| 5 | Latin | A | — |
| 6 | Etruscan | 𐌀 | and, also |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ᾱ̔ | — |
| 8 | Phoenician | 𐤀 | ox; aleph; alef |
| 9 | Egyptian | 𓃾 | — |