Where does “inexpertness” come from?
inexpertness (English) comes from English inexpert, from Latin inexpertus, from Latin expertus, from Latin experior, from Latin pariō, from Latin -iō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
inexpertness (English): Lack of expertise or skill
Definitions
- Lack of expertise or skill
Ancestry of “inexpertness”, step by step
inexpertness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inexpert
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inexpert | Inept or unskilled; not of expert ability or... |
| 2 | Latin | inexpertus | untried; inexperienced |
| 3 | Latin | expertus | tested; having tested; proved; having proven;... |
| 4 | Latin | experior | I attempt, I try; I test, I put to the test, I... |
| 5 | Latin | pariō | to bear, to give birth to |
| 6 | Latin | -iō | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -jō | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
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 |