Where does “uninhabitableness” come from?
uninhabitableness (English) comes from English uninhabitable, from English inhabitable, from English inhabit, from Old French enhabiter, from Latin inhabito, from Latin habitō, from Latin -ito, from Latin -tō — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
uninhabitableness (English): The quality of being uninhabitable
Definitions
- The quality of being uninhabitable
Ancestry of “uninhabitableness”, step by step
uninhabitableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English uninhabitable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | uninhabitable | Not fit for people to live in; not able to be... |
| 2 | English | inhabitable | Fit to live in; habitable; Not habitable; not... |
| 3 | English | inhabit | To live or reside in; To be present in; to occupy |
| 4 | Old French | enhabiter | to inhabit; to live in; to reside in |
| 5 | Latin | inhabito | I dwell in, occupy or inhabit; I wear |
| 6 | Latin | habitō | to reside, inhabit, remain, dwell, live |
| 7 | Latin | -ito | Forms frequentative verbs from existing verbs or... |
| 8 | Latin | -tō | Forms here |
| 9 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
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 |