Where does “unpleasable” come from?
unpleasable (English) comes from English pleasable, from English please, from English ED, from Japanese エンディング, from English ending, from Middle English ending, from Middle English endyng, from Old English endung — on, onto.
unpleasable (English): That cannot be pleased; implacable
Definitions
- That cannot be pleased; implacable
Ancestry of “unpleasable”, step by step
unpleasable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pleasable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pleasable | That may be pleased |
| 2 | English | please | To make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to; To... |
| 3 | English | ED | Initialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of... |
| 4 | Japanese | エンディング | ending, especially of a broadcast or performance |
| 5 | English | ending | A termination or conclusion; The last part of... |
| 6 | Middle English | ending | Alternative form of endyng |
| 7 | Middle English | endyng | An ending, termination, or conclusion;... |
| 8 | Old English | endung | ending |
| 9 | Old English | endian | to end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | andijōną | to end, bring to an end, finish |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |