Where does “unliteralness” come from?
unliteralness (English) comes from English unliteral, from English literal, from Old French literal, from Latin litteralis, from Latin littera, from Latin lītera, from Old Latin leitera, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
unliteralness (English): Quality of being unliteral
Definitions
- Quality of being unliteral
Ancestry of “unliteralness”, step by step
unliteralness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unliteral
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unliteral | Not literal |
| 2 | English | literal | Exactly as stated; read or understood without... |
| 3 | Old French | literal | literal exactly as stated |
| 4 | Latin | litteralis | literary; epistolary |
| 5 | Latin | littera | a letter of the alphabet; handwriting; letter,... |
| 6 | Latin | lītera | — |
| 7 | Old Latin | leitera | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leyH- | to smear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leyh₂- | to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,... |
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 |