Where does “unpliableness” come from?
unpliableness (English) comes from English unpliable, from English pliable, from Old French ploiable, from Old French ploiier, from Latin plicō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
unpliableness (English): The quality of being unpliable
Definitions
- The quality of being unpliable
Ancestry of “unpliableness”, step by step
unpliableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unpliable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unpliable | Not pliable |
| 2 | English | pliable | Soft, flexible, easily bent, formed, shaped, or... |
| 3 | Old French | ploiable | — |
| 4 | Old French | ploiier | to fold |
| 5 | Latin | plicō | to fold, bend or flex; to roll up |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
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 |