Where does “undisputatiousness” come from?
undisputatiousness (English) comes from English undisputatious, from English disputatious, from English disputation, from Old French disputation, from Latin disputatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
undisputatiousness (English): The quality of being undisputatious
Definitions
- The quality of being undisputatious
Ancestry of “undisputatiousness”, step by step
undisputatiousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English undisputatious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | undisputatious | Not disputatious |
| 2 | English | disputatious | Of or relating to something that is in question... |
| 3 | English | disputation | The act of disputing; a dispute or argument; A... |
| 4 | Old French | disputation | — |
| 5 | Latin | disputatio | arguing, reasoning, discussing, debating;... |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |