Where does “unremittingness” come from?
unremittingness (English) comes from English unremitting, from English remitting, from Middle English remitten, from Latin remitto, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
unremittingness (English): The quality of being unremitting
Definitions
- The quality of being unremitting
Ancestry of “unremittingness”, step by step
unremittingness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unremitting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unremitting | incessant; never slackening |
| 2 | English | remitting | present participle of remit; remittance |
| 3 | Middle English | remitten | to give up, relinquish (something) |
| 4 | Latin | remitto | to send back, to remit, to throw back; to relax,... |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | 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 |