Where does “unequivocalness” come from?
unequivocalness (English) comes from English unequivocal, from English equivocal, from Latin aequivocus, from Latin -vocus, from Latin -us, from Old Latin -os, from Proto-Italic -os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
unequivocalness (English): The quality of being unequivocal
Definitions
- The quality of being unequivocal
Ancestry of “unequivocalness”, step by step
unequivocalness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unequivocal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unequivocal | Unambiguous; without equivocation or ambiguity;... |
| 2 | English | equivocal | A word or expression capable of different... |
| 3 | Latin | aequivocus | equivocal, ambiguous |
| 4 | Latin | -vocus | Forms adjectives that denote meaning |
| 5 | Latin | -us | suffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,... |
| 6 | Old Latin | -os | accusative masculine plural of -us |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |
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 |