Where does “indevoutness” come from?
indevoutness (English) comes from English indevout, from English devout, from Middle English devout, from Old French devot, from Latin dēvotus, from Latin devoveo, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.
indevoutness (English): The quality of being indevout
Definitions
- The quality of being indevout
Ancestry of “indevoutness”, step by step
indevoutness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English indevout
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | indevout | Not devout |
| 2 | English | devout | Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and... |
| 3 | Middle English | devout | devout; sacred, holy |
| 4 | Old French | devot | devout |
| 5 | Latin | dēvotus | vowed, promised, dedicated, having been vowed, devoted |
| 6 | Latin | devoveo | I vow, offer; promise; devote, dedicate; I mark... |
| 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 |