Where does “indecentness” come from?
indecentness (English) comes from English indecent, from French indécent, from French in-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
indecentness (English): The quality of being indecent
Definitions
- The quality of being indecent
Ancestry of “indecentness”, step by step
indecentness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English indecent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | indecent | offensive to good taste; not in keeping with... |
| 2 | French | indécent | indecent; ungodly |
| 3 | French | in- | in-; un- |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
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 |