Where does “ungracefulness” come from?
ungracefulness (English) comes from English ungraceful, from English graceful, from Middle English graceful, from Middle English grace, from Old French grace, from Latin grātia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
ungracefulness (English): The state or condition of being ungraceful
Definitions
- The state or condition of being ungraceful
Ancestry of “ungracefulness”, step by step
ungracefulness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ungraceful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ungraceful | Not graceful; lacking grace |
| 2 | English | graceful | Having or showing grace in movement, shape, or... |
| 3 | Middle English | graceful | Giving grace; grace-inducing; nice, kindly |
| 4 | Middle English | grace | Various theological meanings, usually as an... |
| 5 | Old French | grace | grace; favor; grace; gracefulness; elegance |
| 6 | Latin | grātia | grace |
| 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 |