Where does “inconsiderableness” come from?
inconsiderableness (English) comes from English inconsiderable, from English considerable, from English consider, from Middle English consideren, from Middle French considerer, from Latin cōnsīderō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.
inconsiderableness (English): Quality of being inconsiderable
Definitions
- Quality of being inconsiderable
Ancestry of “inconsiderableness”, step by step
inconsiderableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inconsiderable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inconsiderable | Too trivial or unimportant to be worthy of... |
| 2 | English | considerable | Significant; worth considering; Large in amount;... |
| 3 | English | consider | To think about seriously; To think about... |
| 4 | Middle English | consideren | To consider |
| 5 | Middle French | considerer | Alternative form of consyderer |
| 6 | Latin | cōnsīderō | to examine, look at or inspect, survey |
| 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 |