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Where does “unfavourably” come from?

Unfavourably derives from English unfavourable, which combines the prefix un- with English favourable, ultimately tracing to Latin unus meaning "one," from Proto-Indo-European óynos.

unfavourably (English): In an unfavourable manner

Definitions

  1. In an unfavourable manner

Ancestry of “unfavourably”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunfavourableServing to hinder or oppose; adverse,...
2EnglishfavourablePleasing, encouraging or approving; Useful or...
3Old Frenchfavorable—
4Latinfavorabilis—
5Latinfavorgood will, inclination, partiality, favor;...
6Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
7Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
8Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
9Proto-Indo-European-oss—
10Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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