Where does “unsatisfyingly” come from?
unsatisfyingly (English) comes from English unsatisfying, from English satisfying, from English satisfy, from Middle English satisfyen, from Old French satisfier, from Latin satisfacere, from French faire, from Middle French faire.
unsatisfyingly (English): In a way or to an extent that is unsatisfying
Definitions
- In a way or to an extent that is unsatisfying
Ancestry of “unsatisfyingly”, step by step
unsatisfyingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unsatisfying
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unsatisfying | Not providing satisfaction |
| 2 | English | satisfying | That satisfies, gratifies or pleases; that... |
| 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 | — |