Where does “unsuitability” come from?
Unsuitability derives from English unsuitable, itself from English suitable, from English suit, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European óynos meaning to follow or be apt.
unsuitability (English): The quality of being unsuitable
Definitions
- The quality of being unsuitable
Ancestry of “unsuitability”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | unsuitable | Not suitable; unfit; inappropriate |
| 2 | English | suitable | Having sufficient or the required properties for... |
| 3 | English | suit | A set of clothes to be worn together, now... |
| 4 | Middle English | sute | Clothes or clothing; especially those that match;... |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | suite | pursuit |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | sequita | — |
| 7 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |