Where does “unassertiveness” come from?
unassertiveness (English) comes from English unassertive, from English assertive, from English assert, from Latin assertus, from Latin asserō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
unassertiveness (English): The state or condition of being unassertive
Definitions
- The state or condition of being unassertive
Ancestry of “unassertiveness”, step by step
unassertiveness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unassertive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unassertive | Not assertive |
| 2 | English | assertive | Boldly self-assured; confident without being... |
| 3 | English | assert | To declare with assurance or plainly and... |
| 4 | Latin | assertus | declared free, set free, liberated, having been... |
| 5 | Latin | asserō | to sow, plant or set near something |
| 6 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | 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 |