Where does “undiscernibleness” come from?
undiscernibleness (English) comes from English undiscernible, from English indiscernible, from English -ible, from English -ity, from Middle English -ite, from Old French -ité, from Latin -itās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
undiscernibleness (English): The quality of being undiscernible
Definitions
- The quality of being undiscernible
Ancestry of “undiscernibleness”, step by step
undiscernibleness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English undiscernible
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | undiscernible | Archaic spelling of indiscernible |
| 2 | English | indiscernible | Not capable of being discerned, of being... |
| 3 | English | -ible | An adjective suffix, now usually in a passive... |
| 4 | English | -ity | Used to form a noun from an adjective;... |
| 5 | Middle English | -ite | — |
| 6 | Old French | -ité | -ity |
| 7 | Latin | -itās | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 10 | 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 |