Where does “reprehensibleness” come from?
reprehensibleness (English) comes from English reprehensible, from Late Latin reprehensibilis, from Latin reprehendō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
reprehensibleness (English): The state or quality of being reprehensible
Definitions
- The state or quality of being reprehensible
Ancestry of “reprehensibleness”, step by step
reprehensibleness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English reprehensible
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | reprehensible | Blameworthy, censurable, guilty; Deserving of... |
| 2 | Late Latin | reprehensibilis | reprehensible, blameworthy |
| 3 | Latin | reprehendō | to hold back, hold fast, take hold of, seize, catch |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 5 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | 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 |