Where does “unceasingness” come from?
unceasingness (English) comes from English unceasing, from English ceasing, from English cease, from Middle English cesen, from Middle French cesser, from Old French cesser, from Latin cessō, from Latin cēdō.
unceasingness (English): The quality of being unceasing
Definitions
- The quality of being unceasing
Ancestry of “unceasingness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | unceasing | continuous; continuing indefinitely without... |
| 2 | English | ceasing | present participle of cease; A cessation |
| 3 | English | cease | To stop; To stop doing; To be wanting; to fail;... |
| 4 | Middle English | cesen | — |
| 5 | Middle French | cesser | to cease; to stop |
| 6 | Old French | cesser | to cease; to stop |
| 7 | Latin | cessō | — |
| 8 | Latin | cēdō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kedō | give here! |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | ke | here |
| 11 | Indo-European | *ḱe | — |