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Where does “uncompromisedness” come from?

uncompromisedness (English) comes from English uncompromised, from English compromised, from English compromise, from Middle French compromis, from Late Latin compromissum, from Latin compromittere, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — whale, sea monster; abyss.

uncompromisedness (English): Quality of being uncompromised

Definitions

  1. Quality of being uncompromised

Ancestry of “uncompromisedness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishuncompromisedNot compromised
2Englishcompromisedsimple past tense and past participle of...
3EnglishcompromiseThe settlement of differences by arbitration or...
4Middle Frenchcompromis—
5Late Latincompromissuma compromise, originally a mutual promise to...
6Latincompromitteresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latincom-allomorph of con-
8Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Russianкитwhale; genitive plural of ки́та
16Old Church Slavonicкитъwhale
17Ancient Greekκῆτοςwhale, sea monster; abyss
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