Where does “undesirousness” come from?
undesirousness (English) comes from English undesirous, from English desirous, from Old French desirrous, from Old French us, from Latin ūsus, from Latin ūtor, from Proto-Slavic *ǫtorъ, from Proto-Slavic torъ — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
undesirousness (English): The quality of being undesirous
Definitions
- The quality of being undesirous
Ancestry of “undesirousness”, step by step
undesirousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English undesirous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | undesirous | Not desirous |
| 2 | English | desirous | Feeling desire; eagerly wishing; eager to obtain |
| 3 | Old French | desirrous | desirous; envious; coveting |
| 4 | Old French | us | tradition or custom |
| 5 | Latin | ūsus | use, employment, exercise, advantage |
| 6 | Latin | ūtor | to use, make use of, employ |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | *ǫtorъ | croze |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | torъ | paddock, pen |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | terti | to rub, to scrape; to polish |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
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 |