Where does “unauspiciousness” come from?
unauspiciousness (English) comes from English unauspicious, from English auspicious, from English auspice, from Latin auspicium, from Latin auspex, from Latin avi-spex, from Latin speciō, from Proto-Italic spekjō — to see, to look, to observe.
unauspiciousness (English): The quality of being unauspicious
Definitions
- The quality of being unauspicious
Ancestry of “unauspiciousness”, step by step
unauspiciousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unauspicious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unauspicious | inauspicious |
| 2 | English | auspicious | Of good omen; indicating future success;... |
| 3 | English | auspice | Patronage or protection; An omen or a sign;... |
| 4 | Latin | auspicium | divination, augury; auspices; sign, indication |
| 5 | Latin | auspex | an augur; an officiating priest |
| 6 | Latin | avi-spex | — |
| 7 | Latin | speciō | to observe, watch, look at |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | spekjō | to observe, to see |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
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 |