Where does “unprofitableness” come from?
unprofitableness (English) comes from English unprofitable, from English profitable, from Old French profitable, from Old French able, from Latin habilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
unprofitableness (English): unprofitability
Definitions
- unprofitability
Ancestry of “unprofitableness”, step by step
unprofitableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unprofitable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unprofitable | not making a profit |
| 2 | English | profitable | Producing a profit |
| 3 | Old French | profitable | useful; usable; that one can make use of |
| 4 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 5 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 6 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal 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 |