Where does “uncapableness” come from?
uncapableness (English) comes from English uncapable, from English capable, from Middle French capable, from Latin capabilis, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
uncapableness (English): The state or quality of not being capable
Definitions
- The state or quality of not being capable
Ancestry of “uncapableness”, step by step
uncapableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English uncapable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | uncapable | Not capable; incapable |
| 2 | English | capable | Able and efficient; having the ability needed for... |
| 3 | Middle French | capable | — |
| 4 | Latin | capabilis | comprehensible; intelligent; capable |
| 5 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
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 |