Where does “unsatisfiableness” come from?
unsatisfiableness (English) comes from English unsatisfiable, from English satisfiable, from English satisfy, from Middle English satisfyen, from Old French satisfier, from Latin satisfacere, from French faire, from Middle French faire.
unsatisfiableness (English): The quality of being unsatisfiable
Definitions
- The quality of being unsatisfiable
Ancestry of “unsatisfiableness”, step by step
unsatisfiableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unsatisfiable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unsatisfiable | Not satisfiable. Unable to be satisfied |
| 2 | English | satisfiable | Capable of being satisfied |
| 3 | English | satisfy | To do enough for; to meet the needs of; to... |
| 4 | Middle English | satisfyen | — |
| 5 | Old French | satisfier | to satisfy; to pay |
| 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 |