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Where does “unsuitableness” come from?

unsuitableness (English) comes from English unsuitable, from English suitable, from English suit, from Middle English sute, from Anglo-Norman suite, from Vulgar Latin sequita, from Latin sequor, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr — to follow; to see; to say.

unsuitableness (English): The state or quality of being unsuited or...

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being unsuited or...

Ancestry of “unsuitableness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunsuitableNot suitable; unfit; inappropriate
2EnglishsuitableHaving sufficient or the required properties for...
3EnglishsuitA set of clothes to be worn together, now...
4Middle EnglishsuteClothes or clothing; especially those that match;...
5Anglo-Normansuitepursuit
6Vulgar Latinsequita—
7LatinsequorI follow, come or go after
8Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
9Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
10Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
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