Where does “unniceness” come from?
unniceness (English) comes from English unnice, from English Nice, from Middle English nyce, from Old French nice, from Latin nescius, from Latin nesciō, from Latin sciō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
unniceness (English): The state, condition, or instance of being unnice
Definitions
- The state, condition, or instance of being unnice
Ancestry of “unniceness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | unnice | Not nice; unpleasant |
| 2 | English | Nice | — |
| 3 | Middle English | nyce | foolish, simple, ignorant, naive; scared, weak,... |
| 4 | Old French | nice | simple, foolish |
| 5 | Latin | nescius | unaware, ignorant; not knowing how, unable |
| 6 | Latin | nesciō | — |
| 7 | Latin | sciō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |