Where does “inkonsekvens” come from?
inkonsekvens (Danish) comes from French inconséquence, from French conséquence, from Old French consequence, from Latin consequentia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
inkonsekvens (Danish): inconsistency
Definitions
- inconsistency
Ancestry of “inkonsekvens”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | inconséquence | inconsistency; thoughtlessness |
| 2 | French | conséquence | consequence |
| 3 | Old French | consequence | — |
| 4 | Latin | consequentia | logical consequence; sequence, progression;... |
| 5 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |