Where does “unnecessariness” come from?
unnecessariness (English) comes from English unnecessary, from English necessary, from Middle English necessarye, from Old French necessaire, from Latin necessārius, from Latin necesse, from Latin cessus, from Latin cēdō.
unnecessariness (English): The state or characteristic of being unnecessary
Definitions
- The state or characteristic of being unnecessary
Ancestry of “unnecessariness”, step by step
unnecessariness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unnecessary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unnecessary | Not needed or necessary; Done in addition to... |
| 2 | English | necessary | Required, essential, whether logically... |
| 3 | Middle English | necessarye | — |
| 4 | Old French | necessaire | — |
| 5 | Latin | necessārius | unavoidable, inevitable |
| 6 | Latin | necesse | unavoidable, "particularly" |
| 7 | Latin | cessus | conceded, given up, granted, surrendered,... |
| 8 | Latin | cēdō | to go, move, proceed, go along, move along |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kedō | give here! |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | ke | here |
| 11 | Indo-European | *ḱe | — |
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 |