Where does “unavailableness” come from?
unavailableness (English) comes from English unavailable, from English available, from English avail, from Middle English availen, from Old French a, from Latin A, from Etruscan 𐌀, from Ancient Greek ᾱ̔.
unavailableness (English): The quality of being unavailable
Definitions
- The quality of being unavailable
Ancestry of “unavailableness”, step by step
unavailableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unavailable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unavailable | Unavailing; ineffective; Not available; A... |
| 2 | English | available | Such as one may avail oneself of; capable of... |
| 3 | English | avail | To turn to the advantage of; To be of service to;... |
| 4 | Middle English | availen | to be of use |
| 5 | Old French | a | to; towards; belonging to |
| 6 | Latin | A | — |
| 7 | Etruscan | 𐌀 | and, also |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ᾱ̔ | — |
| 9 | Phoenician | 𐤀 | ox; aleph; alef |
| 10 | Egyptian | 𓃾 | — |
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 |