Where does “insurmountableness” come from?
insurmountableness (English) comes from English insurmountable, from English surmountable, from English surmount, from Middle English surmounten, from Old French surmonter, from Old French sur-, from Latin super-, from Ancient Greek συμμετρία — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
insurmountableness (English): The quality of being insurmountable
Definitions
- The quality of being insurmountable
Ancestry of “insurmountableness”, step by step
insurmountableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English insurmountable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | insurmountable | Incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or... |
| 2 | English | surmountable | Able to be surmounted or overcome; defeatable |
| 3 | English | surmount | To get over; to overcome; To cap; to sit on top... |
| 4 | Middle English | surmounten | To be or go above; to be higher than |
| 5 | Old French | surmonter | to rise above, surmount |
| 6 | Old French | sur- | over, on top of |
| 7 | Latin | super- | super-; over, above |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | συμμετρία | commensurability; symmetry, due proportion; a... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σύμμετρος | symmetrical |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
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 |