Where does “inexorableness” come from?
inexorableness (English) comes from English inexorable, from Middle French inexorable, from Latin inexorabilis, from Latin exorabilis, from Latin exoro, from Latin ōrō, from Latin ōs, from Proto-Italic ōs — bone.
inexorableness (English): The quality of being inexorable
Definitions
- The quality of being inexorable
Ancestry of “inexorableness”, step by step
inexorableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inexorable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inexorable | Impossible to prevent or stop; inevitable; Unable... |
| 2 | Middle French | inexorable | — |
| 3 | Latin | inexorabilis | relentless, inexorable |
| 4 | Latin | exorabilis | exorable; persuasive |
| 5 | Latin | exoro | I persuade or win over; I beg, plead or entreat |
| 6 | Latin | ōrō | to orate, deliver a speech publicly |
| 7 | Latin | ōs | mouth |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | ōs | mouth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ésth₁ | bone |
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 |