Where does “unpresentableness” come from?
unpresentableness (English) comes from English unpresentable, from English presentable, from Middle French presentable, from English present, from Middle English present, from Old French present, from Latin praesēns, from Latin praeesse — passed , crossed.
unpresentableness (English): The quality of being unpresentable
Definitions
- The quality of being unpresentable
Ancestry of “unpresentableness”, step by step
unpresentableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unpresentable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unpresentable | Not presentable |
| 2 | English | presentable | In good enough shape to be shown or offered to... |
| 3 | Middle French | presentable | — |
| 4 | English | present | Relating to now, for the time being; current;... |
| 5 | Middle English | present | — |
| 6 | Old French | present | gift; present; present |
| 7 | Latin | praesēns | present, immediate, at hand, existing |
| 8 | Latin | praeesse | present active infinitive of praesum; be in front... |
| 9 | Latin | praesum | I am before something; I preside or rule over; I... |
| 10 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | 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 |