Where does “unimpulsiveness” come from?
unimpulsiveness (English) comes from English unimpulsive, from English impulsive, from Middle French impulsif, from Latin impulsivus, from Latin impulsus, from Latin impellō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
unimpulsiveness (English): The quality of being unimpulsive
Definitions
- The quality of being unimpulsive
Ancestry of “unimpulsiveness”, step by step
unimpulsiveness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unimpulsive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unimpulsive | Not impulsive |
| 2 | English | impulsive | Having the power of driving or impelling; giving... |
| 3 | Middle French | impulsif | — |
| 4 | Latin | impulsivus | impulsive |
| 5 | Latin | impulsus | pushed, driven, assailed, having been pushed or... |
| 6 | Latin | impellō | to push, drive or strike against something; assail |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
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 |