Where does “unsatisfiability” come from?
unsatisfiability (English) comes from English satisfiability, from English satisfy, from Middle English satisfyen, from Old French satisfier, from Latin satisfacere, from French faire, from Middle French faire, from Old French faire.
unsatisfiability (English): The condition of being unsatisfiable
Definitions
- The condition of being unsatisfiable
Ancestry of “unsatisfiability”, step by step
unsatisfiability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English satisfiability
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | satisfiability | The property of being able to be satisfied |
| 2 | English | satisfy | To do enough for; to meet the needs of; to... |
| 3 | Middle English | satisfyen | — |
| 4 | Old French | satisfier | to satisfy; to pay |
| 5 | Latin | satisfacere | present active infinitive of satisfaciō |
| 6 | French | faire | to do |
| 7 | Middle French | faire | to do; to make; to choose; to elect |
| 8 | Old French | faire | to do |
| 9 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 10 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 11 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 12 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |