Where does “unnecessity” come from?
unnecessity (English) comes from English necessity, from Middle English necessite, from Old French necessite, from Latin necessitās, from Latin necesse, from Latin cessus, from Latin cēdō, from Proto-Italic kedō.
unnecessity (English): needlessness; something that is unnecessary
Definitions
- needlessness; something that is unnecessary
Ancestry of “unnecessity”, step by step
unnecessity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English necessity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | necessity | The quality or state of being necessary,... |
| 2 | Middle English | necessite | — |
| 3 | Old French | necessite | — |
| 4 | Latin | necessitās | necessity, need, unavoidableness, compulsion, exigency |
| 5 | Latin | necesse | unavoidable, "particularly" |
| 6 | Latin | cessus | conceded, given up, granted, surrendered,... |
| 7 | Latin | cēdō | to go, move, proceed, go along, move along |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kedō | give here! |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | ke | here |
| 10 | Indo-European | *ḱe | — |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |