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Where does “restlessness” come from?

Restlessness is derived from Middle English -nesse, Old English -nes, and Proto-Germanic -inassuz, a suffix forming abstract nouns from adjectives.

restlessness (English): The state or condition of being restless; an...

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of being restless; an...

Ancestry of “restlessness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrestlessNot allowing or affording rest; Without rest;...
2Middle Englishrestles—
3Latininceptiō—
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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