Etymology

undesirable

un·de·sir·able
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Today it means: Not desirable, objectionable or not likely to please. Full definition →

English desirable ← Middle English un- ← Old English un-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishdesirable
  9. English todayundesirable

From un- + desirable.

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