Where does “indestructibleness” come from?
indestructibleness (English) comes from English indestructible, from English destructible, from English destruct, from English destruction, from Middle English destruccioun, from Old French destrucion, from Latin destructio, from Latin -tiō — limestone; chalk; the finish line.
indestructibleness (English): The quality of being indestructible
Definitions
- The quality of being indestructible
Ancestry of “indestructibleness”, step by step
indestructibleness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English indestructible
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | indestructible | Not destructible; incapable of decomposition or... |
| 2 | English | destructible | Liable to destruction; capable of being destroyed |
| 3 | English | destruct | To intentionally cause the destruction of; To... |
| 4 | English | destruction | The act of destroying; The results of a... |
| 5 | Middle English | destruccioun | Destruction; the act of destroying or being destroyed |
| 6 | Old French | destrucion | destruction |
| 7 | Latin | destructio | destruction, demolition; refutation |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
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 |