Where does “unpayableness” come from?
unpayableness (English) comes from English unpayable, from English payable, 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.
unpayableness (English): The quality of being unpayable
Definitions
- The quality of being unpayable
Ancestry of “unpayableness”, step by step
unpayableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unpayable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unpayable | That cannot be paid |
| 2 | English | payable | Due to be paid; Able to be paid; Of a mine etc.:... |
| 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 |