Where does “unnecessary” come from?
Unnecessary derives from English un- plus necessary, which comes from Latin necessarius, formed from Latin necessē (unavoidable) and the adjective suffix -arius, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European ne (not) and Proto-Indo-European óynos (one).
unnecessary (English): Not needed or necessary; Done in addition to...
Definitions
- Not needed or necessary; Done in addition to...
Ancestry of “unnecessary”, step by step
Words derived from “unnecessary”