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
| 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 | — |
| 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;... |