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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | necessity | The quality or state of being necessary,... |
| 2 | Middle English | necessite | — |
| 3 | Old French | necessite | — |
| 4 | Latin | necessitās | — |
| 5 | Latin | necesse | unavoidable, "particularly" |
| 6 | Latin | cessus | conceded, given up, granted, surrendered,... |
| 7 | Latin | cēdō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kedō | give here! |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | ke | here |
| 10 | Indo-European | *ḱe | — |