Where does “unworkability” come from?
unworkability (English) comes from English workability, from English work, from English lacquerwork, from English lacquer, from French lacque, from Portuguese laca, from Persian لاک, from Urdu لاکھ.
unworkability (English): The quality or state of being unworkable, lack of...
Definitions
- The quality or state of being unworkable, lack of...
Ancestry of “unworkability”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | workability | The ease with which something can be worked or... |
| 2 | English | work | "Employment."; "Effort."; Sustained effort to... |
| 3 | English | lacquerwork | Artistic or decorative work made with lacquer |
| 4 | English | lacquer | A glossy, resinous material used as a surface... |
| 5 | French | lacque | a sort of sealing wax |
| 6 | Portuguese | laca | lake; lac |
| 7 | Persian | لاک | — |
| 8 | Urdu | لاکھ | lakh, lac |
| 9 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 | — |
| 10 | Sanskrit | लक्ष | a mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,... |
| 11 | Sanskrit | लक्ष् | perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign |
| 12 | Sanskrit | रक्ष् | to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrakṣ- | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrakš- | — |