Where does “unconventionalness” come from?
unconventionalness (English) comes from English unconventional, from English conventional, from French conventionnel, from French convention, from Middle French convention, from Latin conventiō, from Latin conveniō, from Latin cōn- — resin, gum; to say, speak.
unconventionalness (English): The quality of being unconventional
Definitions
- The quality of being unconventional
Ancestry of “unconventionalness”, step by step
unconventionalness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unconventional
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unconventional | Not adhering to convention or accepted standards;... |
| 2 | English | conventional | Pertaining to a convention, as in following... |
| 3 | French | conventionnel | conventional; conventionalist, conventionnel |
| 4 | French | convention | convention, agreement; convention |
| 5 | Middle French | convention | — |
| 6 | Latin | conventiō | meeting of people |
| 7 | Latin | conveniō | to convene, assemble, gather, meet or come together |
| 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 |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
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 |