Where does “unsatisfactoriness” come from?
unsatisfactoriness (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.
unsatisfactoriness (English): The state or condition of being unsatisfactory
Definitions
- The state or condition of being unsatisfactory
Ancestry of “unsatisfactoriness”, step by step
unsatisfactoriness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unsatisfactory
| 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 | — |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |