Where does “unsuited” come from?
Unsuited comes from English un- plus suited, which derives from Latin suitus, past participle of sequi meaning to follow, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European roots expressing oneness and negation.
unsuited (English): Not suited to a specific purpose; Not compatible;...
Definitions
- Not suited to a specific purpose; Not compatible;...
Ancestry of “unsuited”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | suited | simple past tense and past participle of suit; Of... |
| 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 “unsuited”