Where does “uneasiness” come from?
Uneasiness derives from Middle English -nesse (suffix forming abstract nouns) combined with Middle English un- (negation prefix), tracing through Old English un-, on-, and-, to Proto-Indo-European ano- and ne (not).
uneasiness (English): The state of being uneasy, nervous or restless;...
Definitions
- The state of being uneasy, nervous or restless;...
Ancestry of “uneasiness”, step by step
uneasiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English uneasy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | uneasy | Not easy; difficult; Restless; disturbed by pain,... |
| 2 | Middle English | unesy | — |
| 3 | Middle English | esy | Comfortable, pleasant; Convenient, suitable, fit;... |
| 4 | English | ease | Ability, the means to do something, particularly;... |
| 5 | Middle English | ese | Alternative form of eise; Physical comfort, or... |
| 6 | Old French | aise | Alternative form of eise; empty space, elbow... |
| 7 | Latin | adiacēns | adjacent, adjoining, neighbouring |
| 8 | Latin | adiaceo | I lie beside, at, near or next to; am adjacent... |
| 9 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 10 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 11 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 12 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
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 |