Where does “inextricableness” come from?
inextricableness (English) comes from English inextricable, from Middle French inextricable, from Latin inextricabilis, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
inextricableness (English): The state of being inextricable
Definitions
- The state of being inextricable
Ancestry of “inextricableness”, step by step
inextricableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inextricable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inextricable | Impossible to untie or disentangle; Impossible to... |
| 2 | Middle French | inextricable | — |
| 3 | Latin | inextricabilis | inextricable |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
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 |