Where does “unphoneticness” come from?
unphoneticness (English) comes from English unphonetic, from English phonetic, from Latin phōnēticus, from Ancient Greek φωνητῐκός, from Ancient Greek φωνή, from Proto-Hellenic pʰōnā́, from Proto-Indo-European bʰoh₂-néh₂, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-.
unphoneticness (English): The quality of being unphonetic
Definitions
- The quality of being unphonetic
Ancestry of “unphoneticness”, step by step
unphoneticness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unphonetic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unphonetic | Not phonetic |
| 2 | English | phonetic | Relating to the sounds of spoken language;... |
| 3 | Latin | phōnēticus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φωνητῐκός | vocal |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φωνή | sound; Usually of the human voice: voice, cry,... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰōnā́ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰoh₂-néh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
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 |