Where does “uninterruptibleness” come from?
uninterruptibleness (English) comes from English uninterruptible, from English interruptible, from English -ible, from English -ity, from Middle English -ite, from Old French -ité, from Latin -itās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
uninterruptibleness (English): Quality of being uninterruptible
Definitions
- Quality of being uninterruptible
Ancestry of “uninterruptibleness”, step by step
uninterruptibleness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English uninterruptible
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | uninterruptible | Not able to be interrupted |
| 2 | English | interruptible | Able to be interrupted |
| 3 | English | -ible | An adjective suffix, now usually in a passive... |
| 4 | English | -ity | Used to form a noun from an adjective;... |
| 5 | Middle English | -ite | — |
| 6 | Old French | -ité | -ity |
| 7 | Latin | -itās | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
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 |