Where does “irreprehensibleness” come from?
irreprehensibleness (English) comes from English irreprehensible, from Latin irreprehensibilis, from Latin irreprehēnsus, from Latin reprehensus, from Latin reprehendō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
irreprehensibleness (English): The quality of being irreprehensible
Definitions
- The quality of being irreprehensible
Ancestry of “irreprehensibleness”, step by step
irreprehensibleness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English irreprehensible
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | irreprehensible | not reprehensible, blameless, without blame;... |
| 2 | Latin | irreprehensibilis | irreprehensible, not blameworthy, irreproachable,... |
| 3 | Latin | irreprehēnsus | blameless, without blame |
| 4 | Latin | reprehensus | seized |
| 5 | Latin | reprehendō | to hold back, hold fast, take hold of, seize, catch |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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 |