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Where does “unleisuredness” come from?

unleisuredness (English) comes from English unleisured, from English leisured, from English leisure, from Middle English leyser, from Old French leisir, from Latin licēre.

unleisuredness (English): Absence of leisure

Definitions

  1. Absence of leisure

Ancestry of “unleisuredness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunleisuredNot leisured
2EnglishleisuredHaving leisure time, especially as a result of...
3EnglishleisureFreedom provided by the cessation of activities;...
4Middle Englishleyser—
5Old FrenchleisirAlternative form of loisir
6Latinlicēre—
Every word from Latin licēre →