Where does “unimpeachableness” come from?
unimpeachableness (English) comes from English unimpeachable, from English impeachable, from English impeach, from Middle English empechen, from Anglo-Norman empecher, from Old French empeechier, from Latin impedico, from Latin pēdica — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
unimpeachableness (English): The state or condition of being unimpeachable; blamelessness
Definitions
- The state or condition of being unimpeachable; blamelessness
Ancestry of “unimpeachableness”, step by step
unimpeachableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unimpeachable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unimpeachable | Not able to be impeached or reproached;... |
| 2 | English | impeachable | Able to be impeached; That warrants impeachment |
| 3 | English | impeach | To hinder, impede, or prevent; To bring a legal... |
| 4 | Middle English | empechen | To hinder; to impede; To formally accuse |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | empecher | — |
| 6 | Old French | empeechier | to fetter; to hinder |
| 7 | Latin | impedico | I fetter; I entangle |
| 8 | Latin | pēdica | shackle, fetter |
| 9 | Latin | pēs | a foot, in its senses as |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
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 |