Where does “unmotivatedness” come from?
unmotivatedness (English) comes from English unmotivated, from English motivate, from English -ate, from English -cy, from Anglo-Norman -cie, from Latin -tia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
unmotivatedness (English): The quality of being unmotivated
Definitions
- The quality of being unmotivated
Ancestry of “unmotivatedness”, step by step
unmotivatedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unmotivated
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unmotivated | Lacking motivation, without impetus to strive or... |
| 2 | English | motivate | To provide someone with an incentive to do... |
| 3 | English | -ate | having the specified thing; characterized by the... |
| 4 | English | -cy | Used to form nouns of state, condition or quality... |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | -cie | — |
| 6 | Latin | -tia | office, rank |
| 7 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 8 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or 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 |