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Where does “негодность” come from?

негодность (Russian) comes from Russian него́дный, from Russian не-, from Russian не, from Proto-Slavic ne, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.

негодность (Russian): unfitness, lack of fitness; uselessness

Definitions

  1. unfitness, lack of fitness; uselessness

Ancestry of “негодность”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнего́дный—
2Russianне-un-, non-, in-, im-, ir-, dis-, mis-
3Russianнеnot, no, -n't, without; Idiomatic negative usage;...
4Proto-Slavicnenot
5Proto-Balto-Slavicnē—
6Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no
Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →