Where does “undefeatedness” come from?
undefeatedness (English) comes from English undefeated, from English defeated, from English defeat, from Middle English defeten, from Middle English defet, from French deffet, from Old French desfait, from Old French desfaire — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
undefeatedness (English): The quality of being undefeated
Definitions
- The quality of being undefeated
Ancestry of “undefeatedness”, step by step
undefeatedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English undefeated
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | undefeated | never defeated; always victorious |
| 2 | English | defeated | Subjugated, beaten, overcome; simple past tense... |
| 3 | English | defeat | To overcome in battle or contest; To reduce, to... |
| 4 | Middle English | defeten | — |
| 5 | Middle English | defet | defect; disfigured |
| 6 | French | deffet | — |
| 7 | Old French | desfait | undone |
| 8 | Old French | desfaire | to undo; to defeat |
| 9 | Old French | faire | to do |
| 10 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 11 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 12 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 13 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
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 |