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Where does “inconsolableness” come from?

inconsolableness (English) comes from English inconsolable, from Middle French inconsolable, from Latin inconsolabilis, from Latin consolabilis, from Latin cōnsōlor, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

inconsolableness (English): The quality of being inconsolable

Definitions

  1. The quality of being inconsolable

Ancestry of “inconsolableness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinconsolableNot consolable; unable to be consoled or...
2Middle Frenchinconsolable—
3Latininconsolabilis—
4Latinconsolabilisconsolable; consolatory
5Latincōnsōlor—
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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