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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

  1. In a way that merits not being missed

Ancestry of “unmissably”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunmissableNot to be missed; thoroughly worth seeing or...
2EnglishmissableAble to avoid detection; Far from unmissable; not...
3EnglishMissForm of address, now used chiefly for an...
4EnglishMistressUsed as the title of a married woman before her...
5Middle Englishmaistresse—
6Old Frenchmaistresse—
7Old Frenchmaistremaster; Master; magister
8Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
9Proto-Italicmagisteros—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great
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