Where does “uneuphoniousness” come from?
uneuphoniousness (English) comes from English uneuphonious, from English euphonious, from English euphonical, from English euphonic, from English euphony, from French euphonie, from Latin euphōnia, from Ancient Greek εὐφωνία — fat, milk.
uneuphoniousness (English): The quality of being uneuphonious
Definitions
- The quality of being uneuphonious
Ancestry of “uneuphoniousness”, step by step
uneuphoniousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English uneuphonious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | uneuphonious | Not euphonious |
| 2 | English | euphonious | Pleasant-sounding; agreeable to the ear;... |
| 3 | English | euphonical | Euphonious; pleasing to the ear |
| 4 | English | euphonic | Characterized by euphony; harmonious |
| 5 | English | euphony | A pronunciation of letters and syllables which is... |
| 6 | French | euphonie | euphony |
| 7 | Latin | euphōnia | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | εὐφωνία | sweetness of voice |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | εὐ- | good, well |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | πίων | fat, rich; wealthy; abounding, fertile |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | peyH- | fat, milk |
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 |