Where does “unfavourable” come from?
Unfavourable derives from English favourable, which comes from Latin fauōr (favor, goodwill), tracing back through Proto-Indo-European roots related to support and beneficial action.
unfavourable (English): Serving to hinder or oppose; adverse,...
Definitions
- Serving to hinder or oppose; adverse,...
Ancestry of “unfavourable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | favourable | Pleasing, encouraging or approving; Useful or... |
| 2 | Old French | favorable | — |
| 3 | Latin | favorabilis | favored, popular |
| 4 | Latin | favor | good will, inclination, partiality, favor;... |
| 5 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |