Where does “inconvertibleness” come from?
inconvertibleness (English) comes from English inconvertible, from English convertible, from Old French convertible, from Late Latin convertibilis, from Latin convertere, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
inconvertibleness (English): The quality of being inconvertible
Definitions
- The quality of being inconvertible
Ancestry of “inconvertibleness”, step by step
inconvertibleness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inconvertible
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inconvertible | Not convertible |
| 2 | English | convertible | Able to be converted, particularly;... |
| 3 | Old French | convertible | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | convertibilis | interchangeable; changeable |
| 5 | Latin | convertere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 6 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 7 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 8 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
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 |