Where does “unconcern” come from?
Unconcern derives from English concern, from Middle French concerner, which combines Latin com- with a root ultimately from Proto-Indo-European óynos, originally meaning to turn or roll together.
unconcern (English): indifference or lack of concern
Definitions
- indifference or lack of concern
Ancestry of “unconcern”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | concern | That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A... |
| 2 | Middle French | concerner | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | concerno | I distinguish, have respect to; I mix, sift or... |
| 4 | Latin | concernō | to mix, sift or mingle together (especially as in a sieve) |
| 5 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 6 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 7 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |