Where does “unseaworthiness” come from?
unseaworthiness (English) comes from English unseaworthy, from English seaworthy, from English -worthy, from English Worthy, from English -ly, from English grisly, from Middle English grisely, from Old English grisliċ.
unseaworthiness (English): The state or condition of being unseaworthy
Definitions
- The state or condition of being unseaworthy
Ancestry of “unseaworthiness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | unseaworthy | Unfit for a sea voyage |
| 2 | English | seaworthy | Fit for service at sea |
| 3 | English | -worthy | Of sufficient worth for; deserving of; Suitable... |
| 4 | English | Worthy | — |
| 5 | English | -ly | Used to form adjectives from nouns, the... |
| 6 | English | grisly | Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;... |
| 7 | Middle English | grisely | — |
| 8 | Old English | grisliċ | grisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid |
| 9 | Old English | -līċ | suffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning... |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |