Where does “unprofitably” come from?
unprofitably (English) comes from English unprofitable, from English profitable, from Old French profitable, from Old French able, from Latin habilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
unprofitably (English): In an unprofitable manner
Definitions
- In an unprofitable manner
Ancestry of “unprofitably”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unprofitable | not making a profit |
| 2 | English | profitable | Producing a profit |
| 3 | Old French | profitable | useful; usable; that one can make use of |
| 4 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 5 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 6 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |