Where does “unexplicitness” come from?
unexplicitness (English) comes from English unexplicit, from English explicit, from French explicite, from Latin explicitus, from Latin explico, from Latin plicō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
unexplicitness (English): The state or condition of being unexplicit
Definitions
- The state or condition of being unexplicit
Ancestry of “unexplicitness”, step by step
unexplicitness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unexplicit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unexplicit | Not explicit, relatively ambiguous |
| 2 | English | explicit | Very specific, clear, or detailed; Containing... |
| 3 | French | explicite | explicit, unequivocal, overt; first-person... |
| 4 | Latin | explicitus | Alternative form of explicātus; disentangled,... |
| 5 | Latin | explico | I unfold, unfurl, uncoil, loosen, undo; I deploy,... |
| 6 | Latin | plicō | to fold, bend or flex; to roll up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
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 |