Where does “unconversableness” come from?
unconversableness (English) comes from English unconversable, from English conversable, from English converse, from Old French converser, from Latin conversor, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
unconversableness (English): The state or condition of being unconversable
Definitions
- The state or condition of being unconversable
Ancestry of “unconversableness”, step by step
unconversableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unconversable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unconversable | Not disposed to converse freely; reserved; unsociable |
| 2 | English | conversable | Able and inclined to engage in conversation; Able... |
| 3 | English | converse | to talk; to engage in conversation; to keep... |
| 4 | Old French | converser | to converse |
| 5 | Latin | conversor | first-person singular present passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 7 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 8 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 18 | 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 |