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Where does “unmarkedness” come from?

unmarkedness (English) comes from English unmarked, from English marked, from English Mark, from German mark, from Latin Mārcus, from Latin Martīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos — adjectival suffix.

unmarkedness (English): The quality of being unmarked

Definitions

  1. The quality of being unmarked

Ancestry of “unmarkedness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunmarkedNot bearing identification; Free from blemishes;...
2EnglishmarkedHaving a visible or identifying mark; Clearly...
3EnglishMarkAbbreviation of Markarian
4Germanmark—
5LatinMārcus—
6LatinMartīnus—
7Latin-īnus—
8Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
9Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
10Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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