Where does “unpoeticness” come from?
unpoeticness (English) comes from English unpoetic, from English poetic, from Middle French poetique, from Latin poeticus, from Ancient Greek ποιητικός, from Ancient Greek -τικός, from Ancient Greek -σις, from Ancient Greek -τις — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
unpoeticness (English): The quality of being unpoetic
Definitions
- The quality of being unpoetic
Ancestry of “unpoeticness”, step by step
unpoeticness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unpoetic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unpoetic | Not poetic |
| 2 | English | poetic | Relating to poetry; Characteristic of poets;... |
| 3 | Middle French | poetique | — |
| 4 | Latin | poeticus | poetic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ποιητικός | creator; making, producing |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τικός | relating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -σις | Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
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 |