Where does “uncoolness” come from?
uncoolness (English) comes from English uncool, from English cool, from Middle English cool, from Middle English pek, from Middle English pike, from Old English pīc, from Proto-Germanic *pīk, from Latin pix — sap, juice.
uncoolness (English): The state or condition of being uncool
Definitions
- The state or condition of being uncool
Ancestry of “uncoolness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | uncool | not in accord with the current fashion, standards... |
| 2 | English | cool | Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or... |
| 3 | Middle English | cool | — |
| 4 | Middle English | pek | — |
| 5 | Middle English | pike | Alternative form of pyke; pike; sharp point, iron... |
| 6 | Old English | pīc | pointed object, pick axe |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *pīk | — |
| 8 | Latin | pix | pitch, tar |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pik- | to be angry; pitch; resin |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pi- | sap, juice |