Where does “inappositeness” come from?
inappositeness (English) comes from English inapposite, from English apposite, from Latin appositus, from Latin adponere, from Latin apponere, from Latin appono, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn- — in.
inappositeness (English): The state or quality of not being apposite
Definitions
- The state or quality of not being apposite
Ancestry of “inappositeness”, step by step
inappositeness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inapposite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inapposite | inappropriate, not suitable for the situation |
| 2 | English | apposite | Strikingly appropriate or relevant; well suited... |
| 3 | Latin | appositus | appointed, assigned; adjacent, near; appropriate,... |
| 4 | Latin | adponere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | apponere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | appono | to appoint, assign |
| 7 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 9 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | 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 |