Where does “inconsequence” come from?
Inconsequence comes from Middle English in- and Latin in-, in, consequor (to follow), con-, cum, and com, ultimately deriving from the Latin root meaning to follow together.
inconsequence (English): The state or quality of being inconsequent
Definitions
- The state or quality of being inconsequent
Ancestry of “inconsequence”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | consequence | That which follows something on which it depends;... |
| 2 | Old French | consequence | — |
| 3 | Latin | consequentia | logical consequence; sequence, progression;... |
| 4 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |