Where does “unbuoyancy” come from?
unbuoyancy (English) comes from English buoyancy, from English buoyant, from English buoy, from Middle English boy, from Middle Dutch boeye, from Old French boie, from Latin boia, from Ancient Greek βοείη — army.
unbuoyancy (English): Lack of buoyancy
Definitions
- Lack of buoyancy
Ancestry of “unbuoyancy”, step by step
unbuoyancy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English buoyancy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | buoyancy | The upward force on a body immersed or partly... |
| 2 | English | buoyant | Having buoyancy; able to float; Lighthearted and... |
| 3 | English | buoy | A float moored in water to mark a location, warn... |
| 4 | Middle English | boy | — |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | boeye | life buoy; float, buoy; shackle, fetter |
| 6 | Old French | boie | bond, chain; fetter, chain, clog |
| 7 | Latin | boia | fetter, collar for the neck |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βοείη | ox hide |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | βοῦς | cow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι... |
| 10 | Latin | corvus | A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |