Where does “unreceptiveness” come from?
unreceptiveness (English) comes from English unreceptive, from English receptive, from Medieval Latin receptivus, from Latin receptus, from Latin recipiō, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
unreceptiveness (English): The quality of being unreceptive
Definitions
- The quality of being unreceptive
Ancestry of “unreceptiveness”, step by step
unreceptiveness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unreceptive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unreceptive | not receptive |
| 2 | English | receptive | capable of receiving something; ready to receive... |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | receptivus | — |
| 4 | Latin | receptus | retaken, having been retaken; received, having... |
| 5 | Latin | recipiō | to take back, (i.e., regain possession of something) |
| 6 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
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 |