Where does “unsavoury” come from?
Unsavoury comes from English savoury, which derives from Latin unus meaning "one," ultimately traced through Proto-Indo-European óynos and related roots.
unsavoury (English): Alternative spelling of unsavory
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of unsavory
Ancestry of “unsavoury”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Un- | — |
| 2 | Middle English | un- | — |
| 3 | Old English | un- | negation or absence of: un-, non-; bad; forms... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |
Words derived from “unsavoury”