Where does “uncombativeness” come from?
uncombativeness (English) comes from English uncombative, from English combative, from English combat, from Old French combatre, from Vulgar Latin combattere, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
uncombativeness (English): The quality of being uncombative
Definitions
- The quality of being uncombative
Ancestry of “uncombativeness”, step by step
uncombativeness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English uncombative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | uncombative | Not combative |
| 2 | English | combative | Given to fighting; disposed to engage in combat;... |
| 3 | English | combat | A battle, a fight; a struggle for victory; To... |
| 4 | Old French | combatre | to combat; to engage in battle or warfare |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | combattere | present active infinitive of *combattō |
| 6 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 7 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
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 |