Where does “uneagerness” come from?
uneagerness (English) comes from English uneager, from English eager, from Middle English egre, from Old French aigre, from Vulgar Latin acrus, from Latin ācer, from Latin saccharum, from Ancient Greek σάκχαρ — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
uneagerness (English): Lack of eagerness; reluctance
Definitions
- Lack of eagerness; reluctance
Ancestry of “uneagerness”, step by step
uneagerness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English uneager
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | uneager | Not eager |
| 2 | English | eager | Sharp; sour; acid; Sharp; keen; bitter; severe;... |
| 3 | Middle English | egre | acidic, sour-tasting; violent, ruthless; angry,... |
| 4 | Old French | aigre | sour; acrid |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | acrus | sour |
| 6 | Latin | ācer | sharp, sour, bitter, pungent |
| 7 | Latin | saccharum | sugar |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σάκχαρ | sugar; sugar cane |
| 9 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |
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 |