Where does “unsatisfactorily” come from?
unsatisfactorily (English) comes from English unsatisfactory, from English satisfactory, from Middle French satisfactoire, from Late Latin satisfactorius, from Latin satisfactus, from Latin satisfacere, from French faire, from Middle French faire.
unsatisfactorily (English): In an unsatisfactory manner
Definitions
- In an unsatisfactory manner
Ancestry of “unsatisfactorily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unsatisfactory | inadequate, substandard or not satisfactory |
| 2 | English | satisfactory | Done to satisfaction; adequate or sufficient;... |
| 3 | Middle French | satisfactoire | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | satisfactorius | — |
| 5 | Latin | satisfactus | satisfied |
| 6 | Latin | satisfacere | present active infinitive of satisfaciō |
| 7 | French | faire | to do |
| 8 | Middle French | faire | to do; to make; to choose; to elect |
| 9 | Old French | faire | to do |
| 10 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 11 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 12 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 13 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |