Where does “undefinableness” come from?
undefinableness (English) comes from English undefinable, from English definable, from English define, from Middle English definen, from Old French definer, from Latin dēfīniō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.
undefinableness (English): The quality of being undefinable
Definitions
- The quality of being undefinable
Ancestry of “undefinableness”, step by step
undefinableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English undefinable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | undefinable | Not definable; Anything that cannot be defined |
| 2 | English | definable | Able to be defined |
| 3 | English | define | To determine with precision; to mark out with... |
| 4 | Middle English | definen | — |
| 5 | Old French | definer | to finish; to end |
| 6 | Latin | dēfīniō | to bound, set bounds to; to limit |
| 7 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 8 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
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 |