Where does “unobjectionable” come from?
Unobjectionable derives from English objectionable, which comes from Middle French objection, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "not" and "against."
unobjectionable (English): Not objectionable; not causing any objection
Definitions
- Not objectionable; not causing any objection
Ancestry of “unobjectionable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | objectionable | Arousing disapproval; worthy of objection;... |
| 2 | English | objection | The act of objecting; A statement expressing... |
| 3 | French | objection | objection |
| 4 | Italian | obiezione | objection |
| 5 | Italian | objeción | — |
| 6 | Latin | obiectio | objection, opposition; reproach |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |