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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

  1. The quality of being unconventional

Ancestry of “unconventionalness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunconventionalNot adhering to convention or accepted standards;...
2EnglishconventionalPertaining to a convention, as in following...
3Frenchconventionnelconventional; conventionalist, conventionnel
4Frenchconventionconvention, agreement; convention
5Middle Frenchconvention—
6Latinconventiō—
7Latinconveniō—
8Latincōn-—
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Germankitt—
16Old High Germankuti—
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
19Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
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