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Where does “uncomfortableness” come from?

uncomfortableness (English) comes from English uncomfortable, from English comfortable, from Old French confortable, from Old French conforter, from Latin confortō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

uncomfortableness (English): Discomfort, especially uneasiness associated with...

Definitions

  1. Discomfort, especially uneasiness associated with...

Ancestry of “uncomfortableness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishuncomfortableNot comfortable; causing discomfort; Experiencing...
2EnglishcomfortableProviding physical comfort and ease; agreeable;...
3Old Frenchconfortable—
4Old Frenchconforterto reassure; to comfort
5Latinconfortō—
6Latincōn-—
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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