Etymology

inadvisable

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Today it means: Unwise; not recommended; not prudent; not to be advised. Full definition →

English advisable ← Late Latin advisō ← Latin visō
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Middle Englishin-
  6. Englishin-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  8. Proto-Italic*ad
  9. Latinad
  10. Old Frencha
  11. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*widtós
  13. Proto-Italic*wissos
  14. Latinvīsus
  15. Old Frenchvis
  16. Old Frenchavis
  17. Old Frenchaviser
  18. Middle Englishavisen
  19. Proto-Italic*ad
  20. Proto-Italic*ad-
  21. Latinad-
  22. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  23. Proto-Indo-European*wéydseti
  24. Proto-Italic*weidsō
  25. Latinvisō
  26. Late Latinadvisō
  27. Englishadvise
  28. Englishadvisable
  29. English todayinadvisable

From in- + advisable.

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