Where does “ungovernableness” come from?
ungovernableness (English) comes from English ungovernable, from English governable, from English govern, from English -ance, from Middle English -aunce, from Old French -ance, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
ungovernableness (English): The quality of being ungovernable;...
Definitions
- The quality of being ungovernable;...
Ancestry of “ungovernableness”, step by step
ungovernableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ungovernable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ungovernable | Not governable |
| 2 | English | governable | Capable of being governed or subjected to... |
| 3 | English | govern | To make and administer the public policy and... |
| 4 | English | -ance | Added to an adjective or verb to form a noun... |
| 5 | Middle English | -aunce | Forms nouns indicating states or processes, usually from verbs or other nouns; -ance |
| 6 | Old French | -ance | ance (suffix used to form nouns) |
| 7 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 8 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
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 |