Where does “unimportunate” come from?
unimportunate (English) comes from English importunate, from French importuner, from French importun, from Latin importūnus, from Proto-Italic portus, from Proto-Indo-European pértus, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
unimportunate (English): Not importunate
Definitions
- Not importunate
Ancestry of “unimportunate”, step by step
unimportunate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English importunate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | importunate | Persistent or pressing, often annoyingly so;... |
| 2 | French | importuner | to importune, to annoy |
| 3 | French | importun | undesirable, troublesome; unwanted, unwelcome |
| 4 | Latin | importūnus | inconvenient, unsuitable |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | portus | harbour |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |