Where does “unsuave” come from?

unsuave (English) comes from English suave, from Middle English suave, from Latin suāvis — sweet, pleasant, delicious.

unsuave (English): Not suave

Definitions

  1. Not suave

Ancestry of “unsuave”, step by step

unsuave traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English suave

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsuaveCharming, confident and elegant; Sweet talk
2Middle Englishsuave—
3Latinsuāvissweet, pleasant, delicious

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Latin suāvis →Every word from Middle English suave →Every word from English suave →