Where does “unobtainableness” come from?
unobtainableness (English) comes from English unobtainable, from English obtainable, from English obtain, from Middle English obteinen, from Middle French obtenir, from Old French obtenir, from Latin obtineo, from Latin ob- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
unobtainableness (English): unobtainability
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- unobtainability
Ancestry of “unobtainableness”, step by step
unobtainableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unobtainable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unobtainable | Unable to be obtained: not able to be acquired or... |
| 2 | English | obtainable | Able to be obtained |
| 3 | English | obtain | To get hold of; to gain possession of, to... |
| 4 | Middle English | obteinen | — |
| 5 | Middle French | obtenir | to obtain |
| 6 | Old French | obtenir | to obtain |
| 7 | Latin | obtineo | I have, occupy, possess, hold; I preserve, keep,... |
| 8 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 9 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 14 | 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 |