Where does “unattainableness” come from?
unattainableness (English) comes from English unattainable, from English attain, from Middle English atteinen, from Anglo-Norman ataindre, from Latin attingo, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
unattainableness (English): The condition of being unattainable
Definitions
- The condition of being unattainable
Ancestry of “unattainableness”, step by step
unattainableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unattainable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unattainable | Impossible to attain or reach; unable to... |
| 2 | English | attain | To gain; To reach or come to, by progression or... |
| 3 | Middle English | atteinen | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | ataindre | to reach |
| 5 | Latin | attingo | I come in contact with, touch; I assault; strike,... |
| 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 |