Where does “ignorantness” come from?
ignorantness (English) comes from English ignorant, from Old French ignorant, from Latin ignōrāns, from Latin ignōrō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
ignorantness (English): The state or quality of being ignorant; ignorance
Definitions
- The state or quality of being ignorant; ignorance
Ancestry of “ignorantness”, step by step
ignorantness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ignorant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ignorant | Unknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by... |
| 2 | Old French | ignorant | — |
| 3 | Latin | ignōrāns | unknowing, being ignorant of |
| 4 | Latin | ignōrō | to not know; to be unacquainted with; to be ignorant of |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |
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 |