Where does “insatiableness” come from?
insatiableness (English) comes from English insatiable, from Old French insaciable, from Latin insatiabilis, from Latin satiabilis, from Latin satiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
insatiableness (English): The quality of being insatiable
Definitions
- The quality of being insatiable
Ancestry of “insatiableness”, step by step
insatiableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English insatiable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | insatiable | Not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or... |
| 2 | Old French | insaciable | insatiable |
| 3 | Latin | insatiabilis | insatiable |
| 4 | Latin | satiabilis | satiable |
| 5 | Latin | satiō | to satisfy |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |