Where does “indeclinableness” come from?
indeclinableness (English) comes from English indeclinable, from French indéclinable, from French déclinable, from French décliner, from Old French decliner, from Latin dēclīnō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.
indeclinableness (English): The quality of being indeclinable
Definitions
- The quality of being indeclinable
Ancestry of “indeclinableness”, step by step
indeclinableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English indeclinable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | indeclinable | That one cannot decline; unavoidable; Not... |
| 2 | French | indéclinable | indeclinable |
| 3 | French | déclinable | declinable |
| 4 | French | décliner | to weaken, to sicken, to go downhill; to... |
| 5 | Old French | decliner | — |
| 6 | Latin | dēclīnō | to bend, deviate, turn aside/away, deflect |
| 7 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 8 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
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 |