Where does “incompetentness” come from?
incompetentness (English) comes from English incompetent, from French incompétent, from Latin incompetentem, from Latin incompetens, from Latin competēns, from Latin competō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
incompetentness (English): The quality of being incompetent
Definitions
- The quality of being incompetent
Ancestry of “incompetentness”, step by step
incompetentness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English incompetent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | incompetent | Unskilled; lacking the degree of ability that... |
| 2 | French | incompétent | incompetent |
| 3 | Latin | incompetentem | accusative masculine singular of incompetēns;... |
| 4 | Latin | incompetens | insufficient |
| 5 | Latin | competēns | meeting, coinciding, agreeing |
| 6 | Latin | competō | to come together, meet |
| 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 |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
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 |