Where does “complainingness” come from?
complainingness (English) comes from English complaining, from English complain, from Middle English complaynen, from Old French complaindre, from Old French conplaindre, from Medieval Latin complangere, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — whale, sea monster; abyss.
complainingness (English): The quality of being complaining
Definitions
- The quality of being complaining
Ancestry of “complainingness”, step by step
complainingness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English complaining
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | complaining | present participle of complain; The act by which... |
| 2 | English | complain | To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or... |
| 3 | Middle English | complaynen | — |
| 4 | Old French | complaindre | Alternative form of conplaindre |
| 5 | Old French | conplaindre | to complain; to make a complaint |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | complangere | to bewail, complain |
| 7 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | Russian | кит | whale; genitive plural of ки́та |
| 16 | Old Church Slavonic | китъ | whale |
| 17 | Ancient Greek | κῆτος | whale, sea monster; abyss |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |