Where does “unmentionableness” come from?
unmentionableness (English) comes from English unmentionable, from English mentionable, from English mention, from Middle English mencioun, from Old French mention, from Latin mentionem, from Latin mentiō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
unmentionableness (English): The state or quality of being unmentionable
Definitions
- The state or quality of being unmentionable
Ancestry of “unmentionableness”, step by step
unmentionableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unmentionable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unmentionable | Not mentionable; Something not to be discussed in... |
| 2 | English | mentionable | Important or worthy of note; Suitable to be... |
| 3 | English | mention | A speaking or notice of anything, usually in a... |
| 4 | Middle English | mencioun | mention |
| 5 | Old French | mention | mention |
| 6 | Latin | mentionem | accusative singular of mentiō |
| 7 | Latin | mentiō | mention, a calling to mind |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |