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
- The quality of being unmarked
Ancestry of “unmarkedness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | unmarked | Not bearing identification; Free from blemishes;... |
| 2 | English | marked | Having a visible or identifying mark; Clearly... |
| 3 | English | Mark | Abbreviation of Markarian |
| 4 | German | mark | — |
| 5 | Latin | Mārcus | — |
| 6 | Latin | Martīnus | — |
| 7 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |