Where does “uncompulsiveness” come from?
uncompulsiveness (English) comes from English uncompulsive, from English compulsive, from French compulsif, from Latin compulsus, from Latin compellere, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — resin.
uncompulsiveness (English): The quality of being uncompulsive
Definitions
- The quality of being uncompulsive
Ancestry of “uncompulsiveness”, step by step
uncompulsiveness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English uncompulsive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | uncompulsive | Not compulsive |
| 2 | English | compulsive | Uncontrolled or reactive and irresistible; Having... |
| 3 | French | compulsif | compulsive |
| 4 | Latin | compulsus | compelled; urged |
| 5 | Latin | compellere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 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 |
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 |