Where does “incorrigibleness” come from?
incorrigibleness (English) comes from English incorrigible, from Middle English incorrigible, from Middle French incorrigible, from Latin incorrigibilis, from Latin corrigo, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
incorrigibleness (English): The quality of being incorrigible;...
Definitions
- The quality of being incorrigible;...
Ancestry of “incorrigibleness”, step by step
incorrigibleness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English incorrigible
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | incorrigible | Defective and impossible to materially correct or... |
| 2 | Middle English | incorrigible | insoluble, unmanageable |
| 3 | Middle French | incorrigible | unpunished |
| 4 | Latin | incorrigibilis | not to be corrected |
| 5 | Latin | corrigo | I correct; I straighten; I make alterations or... |
| 6 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 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 |