Where does “unsatisfyingness” come from?
unsatisfyingness (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.
unsatisfyingness (English): The state or condition of being unsatisfying
Definitions
- The state or condition of being unsatisfying
Ancestry of “unsatisfyingness”, step by step
unsatisfyingness 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 | — |
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 |