Where does “unfussiness” come from?
unfussiness (English) comes from English unfussy, from English fussy, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
unfussiness (English): The state or condition of being unfussy; lack of...
Definitions
- The state or condition of being unfussy; lack of...
Ancestry of “unfussiness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | unfussy | Not fussy |
| 2 | English | fussy | Anxious or particular about petty details; hard... |
| 3 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 4 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 5 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |