incommode

incommode · verb¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*med-“to measure”
2. Latin · derived fromincommodāre
3. French · learned borrowing fromincommoder“to bother, disconcert, incommode”
4. English todayincommode

Learned borrowing from French incommoder (“to bother, disconcert, incommode”), from Latin incommodāre, the present active infinitive of incommodō (“to inconvenience”), from in- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + commodō (“to accommodate, adapt; to bestow, provide; to hire, lend”) (from com- (a variant of con- (prefix indicating completeness or intensification)) + modō (the ablative or singular of modus (“manner, method, way; bound, limit; measure”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure”))). The English word is analysable as in- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + commode (“(archaic or obsolete) to provide (someone or something) with an appropriate, suitable, or necessary thing; to meet the requirements of (someone or something), suit; to repair (something)”).

incommode · adjective, noun²

1. Latin · derived fromincommodus“inconvenient; disagreeable, troublesome; unfit, unsuitable, unseasonable”
2. French · learned borrowing fromincommode“causing discomfort; inconvenient; troublesome; undesirable, unwanted, unwelcome”
3. English todayincommode

The adjective is a learned borrowing from French incommode (“causing discomfort; inconvenient; troublesome; undesirable, unwanted, unwelcome”), from Latin incommodus (“inconvenient; disagreeable, troublesome; unfit, unsuitable, unseasonable”), from in- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + commodus (“becoming, suitable; comfortable, commodious; convenient; useful; opportune, timely; friendly, pleasant”) (from com- (a variant of con-) + modus): see further at etymology 1. The English word is analysable as in- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + commode (“(obsolete) convenient, opportune; suitable”). The noun is derived from the adjective.

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