Where does “unrelievableness” come from?
unrelievableness (English) comes from English unrelievable, from English relievable, from English relieve, from Middle English releven, from Old French relever, from Latin relevō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
unrelievableness (English): The quality of being unrelievable
Definitions
- The quality of being unrelievable
Ancestry of “unrelievableness”, step by step
unrelievableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unrelievable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unrelievable | Not relievable |
| 2 | English | relievable | Capable of being relieved; fitted to receive... |
| 3 | English | relieve | To ease from mental distress; to stop feeling... |
| 4 | Middle English | releven | to relieve |
| 5 | Old French | relever | to lift again; to relift |
| 6 | Latin | relevō | to raise, lift up |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 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 |