## Etymology
From unfair (un- 'not' + fair) + -ness. Fair is from Old English fæger ('beautiful, pleasant'), from Proto-Germanic *fagraz; the sense 'just, equitable' developed in Middle English.

## AI Etymology
Unfairness is from unfair (un- 'not' + fair) + -ness. Fair is from Old English fæger ('beautiful, pleasant'), from Proto-Germanic *fagraz; the sense 'just, equitable' developed in Middle English. Important recorded forms include -ness (Old English), fæger (Old English), and *fagraz (Proto-Germanic). Morphologically, the un- element marks negation, reversal, removal, or deprivation, while the base supplies the action, quality, or state being denied or undone. The semantic development is already visible in the history: an older concrete or specialized use was extended into the modern meaning rather than replaced by a separate origin. In current use it covers the quality of being unjust or inequitable. The wider family includes related words such as unfair, fair, and fairness.

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