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
- The state or condition of being restless; an...
Ancestry of “restlessness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | restless | Not allowing or affording rest; Without rest;... |
| 2 | Middle English | restles | — |
| 3 | Latin | inceptiō | a beginning, start |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |