Where does “compunctiousness” come from?
compunctiousness (English) comes from English compunctious, from English compunction, from Middle English compunccion, from Old French compunction, from Late Latin compunctionem, from Latin compunctus, from Latin compungere, from Latin com- — whale, sea monster; abyss.
compunctiousness (English): The quality of being compunctious; compunction
Definitions
- The quality of being compunctious; compunction
Ancestry of “compunctiousness”, step by step
compunctiousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English compunctious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | compunctious | Exhibiting compunctions, scruples, feelings of... |
| 2 | English | compunction | A pricking of conscience or a feeling of regret,... |
| 3 | Middle English | compunccion | — |
| 4 | Old French | compunction | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | compunctionem | a pricking; accusative singular of compūnctiō |
| 6 | Latin | compunctus | pricked, punctured; goaded, stimulated; tattooed |
| 7 | Latin | compungere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 9 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 10 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 11 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 15 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 16 | Russian | кит | whale; genitive plural of ки́та |
| 17 | Old Church Slavonic | китъ | whale |
| 18 | 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 |