Where does “unfilialness” come from?
unfilialness (English) comes from English unfilial, from English filial, from Middle English filial, from Latin filialis, from Latin filia, from Latin filius, from Old Latin filios, from Proto-Italic feiljos — to suckle, nurse.
unfilialness (English): Quality of being unfilial
Definitions
- Quality of being unfilial
Ancestry of “unfilialness”, step by step
unfilialness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unfilial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unfilial | Not befitting or proper for a son |
| 2 | English | filial | Pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter;... |
| 3 | Middle English | filial | — |
| 4 | Latin | filialis | Filial; of or pertaining to a son or daughter |
| 5 | Latin | filia | daughter; any female offspring |
| 6 | Latin | filius | a son; any male descendant; children |
| 7 | Old Latin | filios | son; accusative plural of fīlius |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | feiljos | son |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁ylios | sucker |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |
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 |