Where does “immeritoriousness” come from?
immeritoriousness (English) comes from English immeritorious, from English im-, from English in-, from Middle English in-, from Old English in-, from Old English in, from Proto-West Germanic *in, from Proto-Germanic in — in.
immeritoriousness (English): The property of being immeritorious
Definitions
- The property of being immeritorious
Ancestry of “immeritoriousness”, step by step
immeritoriousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English immeritorious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | immeritorious | Unworthy of merit; not deserving of merit; not... |
| 2 | English | im- | Expressing negation; not; Alternative form of the... |
| 3 | English | in- | in, into, towards, within; in, into; Used with... |
| 4 | Middle English | in- | — |
| 5 | Old English | in- | in, into; on, upon; internal, positioned on the... |
| 6 | Old English | in | in; Alternative form of inn |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *in | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | in | in; into |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | én | in |
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 |