Where does “incontrovertibleness” come from?
incontrovertibleness (English) comes from English incontrovertible, from English controvertible, from English -ible, from English -ity, from Middle English -ite, from Old French -ité, from Latin -itās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
incontrovertibleness (English): The quality of being incontrovertible
Definitions
- The quality of being incontrovertible
Ancestry of “incontrovertibleness”, step by step
incontrovertibleness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English incontrovertible
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | incontrovertible | Not capable of being denied, challenged, or... |
| 2 | English | controvertible | Open to questioning; that which can be denied,... |
| 3 | English | -ible | An adjective suffix, now usually in a passive... |
| 4 | English | -ity | Used to form a noun from an adjective;... |
| 5 | Middle English | -ite | — |
| 6 | Old French | -ité | -ity |
| 7 | Latin | -itās | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
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 |