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Where does “unquestionableness” come from?

unquestionableness (English) comes from English unquestionable, from English question, from French questionner, from French question, from Old French question, from Latin quaestiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

unquestionableness (English): The property of being unquestionable

Definitions

  1. The property of being unquestionable

Ancestry of “unquestionableness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishunquestionableundeniable, obvious
2EnglishquestionA sentence, phrase or word which asks for...
3Frenchquestionnerto question, interrogate; to call into question
4Frenchquestiona question; a matter or issue; a problem
5Old Frenchquestionquestion
6Latinquaestiō—
7Latin-tiō—
8Latindissertātiō—
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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