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Where does “unperfectness” come from?

unperfectness (English) comes from English unperfect, from English perfect, from Middle English perfit, from Old French parfit, from Latin perfectus, from Latin perficiō, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium.

unperfectness (English): Quality of being unperfect

Definitions

  1. Quality of being unperfect

Ancestry of “unperfectness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishunperfectimperfect; To mar or destroy the perfection of
2EnglishperfectFitting its definition precisely; Having all of...
3Middle Englishperfitperfect
4Old Frenchparfit—
5Latinperfectusachieved, executed, carried out, finished,...
6Latinperficiō—
7Latinfaciō—
8Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
9Latin-tōrius—
10Latin-tor-er
11Proto-Italic-tōr—
12Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
13Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
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