Where does “objectionableness” come from?
objectionableness (English) comes from English objectionable, from English objection, from French objection, from Italian obiezione, from Italian objeción, from Latin obiectio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
objectionableness (English): The quality of being objectionable
Definitions
- The quality of being objectionable
Ancestry of “objectionableness”, step by step
objectionableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English objectionable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | objectionable | Arousing disapproval; worthy of objection;... |
| 2 | English | objection | The act of objecting; A statement expressing... |
| 3 | French | objection | objection |
| 4 | Italian | obiezione | objection |
| 5 | Italian | objeción | — |
| 6 | Latin | obiectio | objection, opposition; reproach |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | 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 |