Where does “unpaidness” come from?
unpaidness (English) comes from English unpaid, from English paid, from English pay, from Middle English payen, from Old French paiier, from Medieval Latin pacare, from Latin pācāre, from Latin pāx — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.
unpaidness (English): The state or condition of being unpaid
Definitions
- The state or condition of being unpaid
Ancestry of “unpaidness”, step by step
unpaidness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unpaid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unpaid | Not paid for; Of work: done without agreed... |
| 2 | English | paid | simple past tense and past participle of pay;... |
| 3 | English | pay | To give money or other compensation to in... |
| 4 | Middle English | payen | pagan |
| 5 | Old French | paiier | to pay |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | pacare | to settle, satisfy; present active infinitive of... |
| 7 | Latin | pācāre | — |
| 8 | Latin | pāx | peace |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | pāks | peace |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂ḱ-s | peace |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ḱ- | to join, to attach; agreement, settlement |
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 |