Where does “unostentatiousness” come from?
unostentatiousness (English) comes from English unostentatious, from English ostentatious, from Latin ostentatus, from Latin ostentō, from Latin ostendō, from Latin obs-, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
unostentatiousness (English): The quality of being unostentatious
Definitions
- The quality of being unostentatious
Ancestry of “unostentatiousness”, step by step
unostentatiousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unostentatious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unostentatious | Not ostentatious; simple; unpresuming |
| 2 | English | ostentatious | Of ostentation; Intended to attract notice; Of... |
| 3 | Latin | ostentatus | exhibited, shown, having been exhibited; shown... |
| 4 | Latin | ostentō | to exhibit, show, present |
| 5 | Latin | ostendō | to expose to view, exhibit, show |
| 6 | Latin | obs- | in front of |
| 7 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 8 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 13 | 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 |