Where does “unassailableness” come from?
unassailableness (English) comes from English unassailable, from English assailable, from English assail, from Middle English assailen, from Old French assalir, from Latin assaliō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn- — in.
unassailableness (English): State or quality of not being assailable
Definitions
- State or quality of not being assailable
Ancestry of “unassailableness”, step by step
unassailableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unassailable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unassailable | Secure against attack; impregnable; Undeniable,... |
| 2 | English | assailable | Able to be assailed or attacked |
| 3 | English | assail | To attack with harsh words or violent force |
| 4 | Middle English | assailen | To assail or assault; to loot or attack; To begin... |
| 5 | Old French | assalir | to jump on; to attack; to assault |
| 6 | Latin | assaliō | to jump on, attack |
| 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 |