Where does “inordinateness” come from?
inordinateness (English) comes from English inordinate, from Latin inordinatus, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
inordinateness (English): The quality of being inordinate; unreasonable...
Definitions
- The quality of being inordinate; unreasonable...
Ancestry of “inordinateness”, step by step
inordinateness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inordinate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inordinate | Excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in... |
| 2 | Latin | inordinatus | disordered, irregular; disorderly |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 4 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | 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 |