Where does “unconsciousness” come from?
Unconsciousness derives from English unconscious, which combines English un- with English conscious, itself from Latin conscius meaning "aware together," formed from Latin con- meaning "with" and Latin scīre meaning "to know."
unconsciousness (English): The state of lacking consciousness, of being...
Definitions
- The state of lacking consciousness, of being...
Ancestry of “unconsciousness”, step by step
unconsciousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unconscious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unconscious | Not awake; having no awareness; Without directed... |
| 2 | English | conscious | Alert, awake; with one's mental faculties active;... |
| 3 | Latin | conscius | conscious |
| 4 | Latin | consciō | to be conscious of, have on one's conscience |
| 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 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 |