Where does “unsatisfying” come from?
Unsatisfying derives from English satisfy, which comes from Latin satisfacere, itself formed from Latin ad- and facere meaning "to do" or "to make."
unsatisfying (English): Not providing satisfaction
Definitions
- Not providing satisfaction
Ancestry of “unsatisfying”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | satisfying | That satisfies, gratifies or pleases; that... |
| 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 | — |