Where does “unsavoriness” come from?
unsavoriness (English) comes from English unsavory, from English savory, from Middle English savory, from Middle English savourie, from Old French savouré, from Old French savourer, from Late Latin saporare, from Latin sapōrō — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
unsavoriness (English): The state or condition of being unsavory
Definitions
- The state or condition of being unsavory
Ancestry of “unsavoriness”, step by step
unsavoriness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unsavory
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unsavory | Not savory; without flavor; Of bad taste;... |
| 2 | English | savory | Tasty, attractive to the palate; Salty and/or... |
| 3 | Middle English | savory | — |
| 4 | Middle English | savourie | — |
| 5 | Old French | savouré | — |
| 6 | Old French | savourer | to give taste |
| 7 | Late Latin | saporare | — |
| 8 | Latin | sapōrō | to flavour, make tasty |
| 9 | Latin | sapor | A taste, flavor, savor; A sense of taste; A... |
| 10 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
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 |