Where does “unrelishable” come from?

unrelishable (English) comes from English relishable, from English relish, from English release, from Middle English reles, from Old French relais, from Old French reles, from Old French relaisser, from Latin relaxāre — passed , crossed.

unrelishable (English): Not relishable

Definitions

  1. Not relishable

Ancestry of “unrelishable”, step by step

unrelishable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English relishable

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrelishableCapable of being relished; agreeable to the...
2EnglishrelishA pleasant taste; enjoyment; pleasure; A quality...
3EnglishreleaseThe event of setting free; The distribution of...
4Middle Englishrelesscent, taste, aftertaste
5Old Frenchrelais
6Old Frenchrelessomething remaining, that which is left behind
7Old FrenchrelaisserAlternative form of relaschier; to leave behind
8Latinrelaxāre
9Latinrĕ-back, backwards
10Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
11Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
12Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
15Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
16Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Latin rĕ-