Where does “unfavourableness” come from?
unfavourableness (English) comes from English unfavourable, from English favourable, from Old French favorable, from Latin favorabilis, from Latin favor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
unfavourableness (English): Alternative form of unfavorableness
Definitions
- Alternative form of unfavorableness
Ancestry of “unfavourableness”, step by step
unfavourableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unfavourable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unfavourable | Serving to hinder or oppose; adverse,... |
| 2 | English | favourable | Pleasing, encouraging or approving; Useful or... |
| 3 | Old French | favorable | — |
| 4 | Latin | favorabilis | favored, popular |
| 5 | Latin | favor | good will, inclination, partiality, favor;... |
| 6 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |