Where does “unreligiousness” come from?
unreligiousness (English) comes from English unreligious, from English religious, from Latin religiositas, from Latin religiōsus, from Latin religiō, from Latin religō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
unreligiousness (English): The quality of being unreligious
Definitions
- The quality of being unreligious
Ancestry of “unreligiousness”, step by step
unreligiousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unreligious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unreligious | Not religious |
| 2 | English | religious | Concerning religion; Committed to the practice or... |
| 3 | Latin | religiositas | religiousness |
| 4 | Latin | religiōsus | pious, devout, religious |
| 5 | Latin | religiō | scrupulousness, conscientious exactness |
| 6 | Latin | religō | to bind fast |
| 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 |