Where does “unserviceably” come from?
unserviceably (English) comes from English unserviceable, from English serviceable, from Old French servisable, from Old French servise, from Latin servitium, from Latin -itia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
unserviceably (English): In an unserviceable manner
Definitions
- In an unserviceable manner
Ancestry of “unserviceably”, step by step
unserviceably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unserviceable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unserviceable | Unusable; of no use; Not working; Impractical |
| 2 | English | serviceable | Easy to service; Repairable instead of... |
| 3 | Old French | servisable | — |
| 4 | Old French | servise | service; servitude; vasselage; church service |
| 5 | Latin | servitium | slavery, servitude; slaves; service |
| 6 | Latin | -itia | -ness, -ity |
| 7 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 8 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |