Where does “unmissably” come from?
unmissably (English) comes from English unmissable, from English missable, from English Miss, from English Mistress, from Middle English maistresse, from Old French maistresse, from Old French maistre, from Latin magister — big, great.
unmissably (English): In a way that merits not being missed
Definitions
- In a way that merits not being missed
Ancestry of “unmissably”, step by step
unmissably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unmissable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unmissable | Not to be missed; thoroughly worth seeing or... |
| 2 | English | missable | Able to avoid detection; Far from unmissable; not... |
| 3 | English | Miss | Form of address, now used chiefly for an... |
| 4 | English | Mistress | Used as the title of a married woman before her... |
| 5 | Middle English | maistresse | mistress |
| 6 | Old French | maistresse | — |
| 7 | Old French | maistre | master; Master; magister |
| 8 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | bigger, greater |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |