Where does “uncomfiness” come from?
uncomfiness (English) comes from English uncomfy, from English comfy, from English comfortable, from Old French confortable, from Old French conforter, from Latin confortō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.
uncomfiness (English): Uncomfortableness
Definitions
- Uncomfortableness
Ancestry of “uncomfiness”, step by step
uncomfiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English uncomfy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | uncomfy | uncomfortable |
| 2 | English | comfy | Comfortable |
| 3 | English | comfortable | Providing physical comfort and ease; agreeable;... |
| 4 | Old French | confortable | — |
| 5 | Old French | conforter | to reassure; to comfort |
| 6 | Latin | confortō | to make stronger, strengthen |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 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 |
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 |