Where does “imprudentness” come from?
imprudentness (English) comes from English imprudent, from Middle French imprudent, from Latin imprudens, from Latin prudens, from Latin providens, from Latin provideo, from Latin pro-, from Latin pro — passed , crossed.
imprudentness (English): The quality of being imprudent
Definitions
- The quality of being imprudent
Ancestry of “imprudentness”, step by step
imprudentness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English imprudent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | imprudent | Not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion;... |
| 2 | Middle French | imprudent | — |
| 3 | Latin | imprudens | ignorant of; unaware; inadvertent, imprudent |
| 4 | Latin | prudens | wise, prudent; skilful, knowledgeable |
| 5 | Latin | providens | foreseeing; providing; caring for |
| 6 | Latin | provideo | I foresee; I am cautious; I act with foresight; I... |
| 7 | Latin | pro- | forward direction, forward movement; action... |
| 8 | Latin | pro | + "ablative"; for; on behalf of, in the interest... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | 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 |