Where does “uninquisitiveness” come from?
uninquisitiveness (English) comes from English uninquisitive, from English inquisitive, from Old French inquisitif, from Latin inquisitivus, from Latin inquisitus, from Latin inquiro, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
uninquisitiveness (English): Quality of being uninquisitive; lack of curiosity
Definitions
- Quality of being uninquisitive; lack of curiosity
Ancestry of “uninquisitiveness”, step by step
uninquisitiveness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English uninquisitive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | uninquisitive | Not inquisitive; incurious, not inclined to seek... |
| 2 | English | inquisitive | Eager to acquire knowledge; Too curious; overly... |
| 3 | Old French | inquisitif | — |
| 4 | Latin | inquisitivus | — |
| 5 | Latin | inquisitus | inquired into; investigated, examined |
| 6 | Latin | inquiro | I seek after, search for, inquire into something;... |
| 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 |