Etymology

unsavory

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Today it means: Not savory; without flavor. Full definition →

English savory ← Middle English savory ← Old French savouré
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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. Proto-Indo-European*sep-
  9. Proto-Italic*sapjō
  10. Latinsapiō
  11. Latinsapōrem
  12. Old Frenchsavour
  13. Old Frenchsavouré
  14. Middle Englishsavourie
  15. Middle Englishsavory
  16. Englishsavory
  17. English todayunsavory

From un- + savory.

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