Where does “iniquitousness” come from?
iniquitousness (English) comes from English iniquitous, from English iniquity, from Middle English iniquite, from Old French iniquité, from Latin inīquitās, from Latin inīquus, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
iniquitousness (English): Quality of being iniquitous
Definitions
- Quality of being iniquitous
Ancestry of “iniquitousness”, step by step
iniquitousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English iniquitous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | iniquitous | wicked or sinful; morally objectionable |
| 2 | English | iniquity | Deviation from what is right; gross injustice,... |
| 3 | Middle English | iniquite | malevolence, maliciousness, iniquity; enmity,... |
| 4 | Old French | iniquité | — |
| 5 | Latin | inīquitās | unfairness, inequality, unevenness |
| 6 | Latin | inīquus | unjust, unfair |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | 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 |