Where does “unsuitable” come from?
Unsuitable derives from English suitable, which comes from English suit, ultimately tracing to Latin sequī meaning "to follow," the source of words describing things that follow or accord with requirements.
unsuitable (English): Not suitable; unfit; inappropriate
Definitions
- Not suitable; unfit; inappropriate
Ancestry of “unsuitable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | suitable | Having sufficient or the required properties for... |
| 2 | English | suit | A set of clothes to be worn together, now... |
| 3 | Middle English | sute | Clothes or clothing; especially those that match;... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | suite | pursuit |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | sequita | — |
| 6 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
Words derived from “unsuitable”