Where does “uncovetousness” come from?
uncovetousness (English) comes from English uncovetous, from English covetous, from Middle English coveitous, from Anglo-Norman cuveitus, from Latin cupiditās, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
uncovetousness (English): The quality of not being covetous
Definitions
- The quality of not being covetous
Ancestry of “uncovetousness”, step by step
uncovetousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English uncovetous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | uncovetous | Not covetous |
| 2 | English | covetous | Extremely keen or desirous, especially to obtain... |
| 3 | Middle English | coveitous | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | cuveitus | — |
| 5 | Latin | cupiditās | desire deemed good, neutral or bad |
| 6 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
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 |