Where does “unhackneyedness” come from?
unhackneyedness (English) comes from English unhackneyed, from English hackneyed, from English -ed, from Middle English -ed, from Old English -ed — formed into the likeness of, made into, shaped...
unhackneyedness (English): The quality of not being hackneyed
Definitions
- The quality of not being hackneyed
Ancestry of “unhackneyedness”, step by step
unhackneyedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unhackneyed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unhackneyed | Not hackneyed |
| 2 | English | hackneyed | Repeated too often; Let out for hire; simple past... |
| 3 | English | -ed | Used to form past tenses of verbs. In... |
| 4 | Middle English | -ed | Alternative form of -hede |
| 5 | Old English | -ed | formed into the likeness of, made into, shaped... |
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 |