Where does “ingratefulness” come from?
ingratefulness (English) comes from English ingrateful, from English ingrate, from French ingrat, from Latin ingrātus, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
ingratefulness (English): Quality of being ingrateful
Definitions
- Quality of being ingrateful
Ancestry of “ingratefulness”, step by step
ingratefulness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ingrateful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ingrateful | ungrateful; not grateful; unpleasing to the... |
| 2 | English | ingrate | ungrateful; unpleasant, unfriendly; an ungrateful... |
| 3 | French | ingrat | ungrateful; thankless |
| 4 | Latin | ingrātus | unpleasant, disagreeable |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | 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 |