Where does “importunateness” come from?
importunateness (English) comes from English importunate, from French importuner, from French importun, from Latin importūnus, from Proto-Italic portus, from Proto-Indo-European pértus, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
importunateness (English): Quality of being importunate
Definitions
- Quality of being importunate
Ancestry of “importunateness”, step by step
importunateness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English importunate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | importunate | Persistent or pressing, often annoyingly so;... |
| 2 | French | importuner | to importune, to annoy |
| 3 | French | importun | undesirable, troublesome; unwanted, unwelcome |
| 4 | Latin | importūnus | inconvenient, unsuitable |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | portus | harbour |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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 |