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Where does “unstylishness” come from?

unstylishness (English) comes from English unstylish, from English stylish, from English Style, from English -oid, from Latin -oides, from Greek -ο, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio — to see, to look, to observe.

unstylishness (English): The state or condition of being unstylish

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of being unstylish

Ancestry of “unstylishness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunstylishNot stylish; unfashionable
2EnglishstylishHaving elegance or taste or refinement in manners...
3EnglishStylepseudonym of {{w|Neil Strauss}} in the seduction...
4English-oidOf similar form to, but not the same as. Having...
5Latin-oides-like, -form
6Greek-οending for "accusative singular" forms ; and some...
7Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
8Spanish-scopio-scope
9Latin-scopium—
10Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
11Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
12Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
13Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
14Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
15Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
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