Where does “unconscientiousness” come from?
unconscientiousness (English) comes from English unconscientious, from English conscientious, from Middle French conscientieux, from Latin cōnscientiōsus, from Latin cōnscientia, from Latin conscire, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — resin.
unconscientiousness (English): The quality of being unconscientious
Definitions
- The quality of being unconscientious
Ancestry of “unconscientiousness”, step by step
unconscientiousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unconscientious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unconscientious | Not conscientious |
| 2 | English | conscientious | Thorough, careful, or vigilant in one’s task... |
| 3 | Middle French | conscientieux | conscientious |
| 4 | Latin | cōnscientiōsus | — |
| 5 | Latin | cōnscientia | knowledge shared with others, being in the know or privy to, joint knowledge; complicity |
| 6 | Latin | conscire | present active infinitive of cōnsciō; to know, to... |
| 7 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | 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 |