Where does “unapproachableness” come from?
unapproachableness (English) comes from English unapproachable, from English approachable, from English approach, from Middle English aprochen, from Old French aprochier, from Latin approprio, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn- — in.
unapproachableness (English): Quality of being unapproachable
Definitions
- Quality of being unapproachable
Ancestry of “unapproachableness”, step by step
unapproachableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unapproachable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unapproachable | Not accessible or able to be reached; Aloof and... |
| 2 | English | approachable | Easily approached; easy to talk to |
| 3 | English | approach | To come or go near, in place or time; to draw... |
| 4 | Middle English | aprochen | — |
| 5 | Old French | aprochier | to approach |
| 6 | Latin | approprio | I make it my own, appropriate |
| 7 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 9 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
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 |