Where does “improperness” come from?
improperness (English) comes from English improper, from Middle French impropre, from Latin improprius, from Latin in-, from Latin in, from Old Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
improperness (English): Quality of being improper
Definitions
- Quality of being improper
Ancestry of “improperness”, step by step
improperness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English improper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | improper | unsuitable to needs or circumstances;... |
| 2 | Middle French | impropre | — |
| 3 | Latin | improprius | not proper; improper |
| 4 | Latin | in- | un-, non-, not; in, within, inside |
| 5 | Latin | in | in, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,... |
| 6 | Old Latin | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | 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 |