Where does “incombustibleness” come from?
incombustibleness (English) comes from English incombustible, from English combust, from Middle English combust, from Old French combust, from Latin combustus, from Latin comburō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.
incombustibleness (English): The quality of being incombustible
Definitions
- The quality of being incombustible
Ancestry of “incombustibleness”, step by step
incombustibleness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English incombustible
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | incombustible | Not capable of catching fire and burning; not... |
| 2 | English | combust | To burn; to catch fire; To erupt with enthusiasm... |
| 3 | Middle English | combust | burnt |
| 4 | Old French | combust | — |
| 5 | Latin | combustus | burnt up, consumed, cremated |
| 6 | Latin | comburō | to burn up |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
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 |