Where does “unequableness” come from?
unequableness (English) comes from English unequable, from English equable, from Latin aequābilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
unequableness (English): The state or condition of being unequable
Definitions
- The state or condition of being unequable
Ancestry of “unequableness”, step by step
unequableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unequable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unequable | Not equable |
| 2 | English | equable | Unvarying, calm and steady; constant and uniform;... |
| 3 | Latin | aequābilis | equal, similar, like |
| 4 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |
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 |