Where does “unconformity” come from?
Unconformity comes from English non-conformity, derived from Middle French non-conformité, which combines Proto-Indo-European ne (not) and h₂ent- (being).
unconformity (English): a lack of conformity; a gap in time in rock...
Definitions
- a lack of conformity; a gap in time in rock...
Ancestry of “unconformity”, step by step
unconformity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English conformity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | conformity | The state of things being similar or identical; A... |
| 2 | Middle French | conformité | — |
| 3 | Latin | conformitas | similarity, likeness; conformity; agreement |
| 4 | Latin | cōnfōrmis | similar, like |
| 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,... |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |