Where does “unsuccessful” come from?
Unsuccessful comes from English success, from Proto-Indo-European óynos, from Latin cedo meaning "to yield," and Proto-Indo-European ne and pleh₁- meaning "to fill."
unsuccessful (English): Failed, not successful
Definitions
- Failed, not successful
Ancestry of “unsuccessful”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | successful | Resulting in success; assuring, or promoting,... |
| 2 | English | success | The achievement of one's aim or goal; Financial... |
| 3 | Italian | successo | success |
| 4 | Latin | successus | course, flow (of time), approach |
| 5 | Latin | succēdere | — |
| 6 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | supo | under |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |