Where does “unobservableness” come from?
unobservableness (English) comes from English unobservable, from English observable, from English observe, from Middle French observer, from Latin observo, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
unobservableness (English): Quality of being unobservable
Definitions
- Quality of being unobservable
Ancestry of “unobservableness”, step by step
unobservableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unobservable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unobservable | That cannot be observed; Something that cannot be... |
| 2 | English | observable | Able to be observed; Deserving to be observed;... |
| 3 | English | observe | To notice or view, especially carefully or with... |
| 4 | Middle French | observer | — |
| 5 | Latin | observo | I observe, watch; I guard, keep watch over; I... |
| 6 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 7 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
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 |