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Where does “incomprehensiveness” come from?

incomprehensiveness (English) comes from English incomprehensive, from English comprehensive, from Middle French compréhensif, from Latin comprehēnsīvus, from Latin comprehendō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

incomprehensiveness (English): The condition of being incomprehensive

Definitions

  1. The condition of being incomprehensive

Ancestry of “incomprehensiveness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishincomprehensiveNot comprehensive; shallow, incomplete;...
2EnglishcomprehensiveBroadly or completely covering; including a large...
3Middle Frenchcompréhensif—
4Latincomprehēnsīvus—
5Latincomprehendō—
6Latincōn-—
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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