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Where does “unworkably” come from?

unworkably (English) comes from English unworkable, from English workable, from English work, from English lacquerwork, from English lacquer, from French lacque, from Portuguese laca, from Persian لاک.

unworkably (English): In an unworkable fashion; not workably

Definitions

  1. In an unworkable fashion; not workably

Ancestry of “unworkably”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunworkableNot workable or operable; not practical;...
2EnglishworkableCapable of functioning; Able to be worked or...
3Englishwork"Employment."; "Effort."; Sustained effort to...
4EnglishlacquerworkArtistic or decorative work made with lacquer
5EnglishlacquerA glossy, resinous material used as a surface...
6Frenchlacquea sort of sealing wax
7Portugueselacalake; lac
8Persianلاک—
9Urduلاکھlakh, lac
10Maharastri Prakrit𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔—
11Sanskritलक्षa mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,...
12Sanskritलक्ष्perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign
13Sanskritरक्ष्to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,...
14Proto-Indo-AryanHrakṣ-—
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