Where does “unconstitutionality” come from?
Unconstitutionality comes from English unconstitutional, derived from English constitutional, from English constitution, blending English aldehyde with Latin -itas and Proto-Indo-European ano- and Latin con-.
unconstitutionality (English): The status of being unconstitutional, of not...
Definitions
- The status of being unconstitutional, of not...
Ancestry of “unconstitutionality”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unconstitutional | contrary to or violative of the constitution of a... |
| 2 | English | constitutional | Belonging to, or inherent in, the constitution or... |
| 3 | English | constitution | The act, or process of setting something up, or... |
| 4 | Middle English | constitucioun | An ecclesiastical decree or rule, especially one... |
| 5 | Old French | constitucion | constitution |
| 6 | Latin | cōnstitūtiō | a constitution, disposition, nature, character |
| 7 | Latin | cōnstituō | to place, put, locate, lay |
| 8 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 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 |