Where does “uncuriousness” come from?
uncuriousness (English) comes from English uncurious, from English curious, from Middle English curious, from Old French curios, from Latin curiosus, from Latin -osus, from Old Latin -osos, from Latin ont-to-s.
uncuriousness (English): The quality of being uncurious
Definitions
- The quality of being uncurious
Ancestry of “uncuriousness”, step by step
uncuriousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English uncurious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | uncurious | Incurious; not eager to learn or find answers;... |
| 2 | English | curious | Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore... |
| 3 | Middle English | curious | careful, meticulous; ingenious, skilful; expert,... |
| 4 | Old French | curios | — |
| 5 | Latin | curiosus | Careful, diligent, thoughtful, devoted;... |
| 6 | Latin | -osus | -ose, -ous; full of, overly, prone to |
| 7 | Old Latin | -osos | accusative masculine plural of -ōsus |
| 8 | Latin | ont-to-s | — |
| 9 | Latin | -o-wont-to-s | — |
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 |