Where does “unprecedentedness” come from?
unprecedentedness (English) comes from English unprecedented, from English precedent, from Latin praecēdēns, from Latin praecēdō, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
unprecedentedness (English): Quality of being unprecedented
Definitions
- Quality of being unprecedented
Ancestry of “unprecedentedness”, step by step
unprecedentedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unprecedented
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unprecedented | Never before seen, done, or experienced; without... |
| 2 | English | precedent | An act in the past which may be used as an... |
| 3 | Latin | praecēdēns | preceding |
| 4 | Latin | praecēdō | to precede (go before) |
| 5 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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 |