Where does “unrepeatableness” come from?
unrepeatableness (English) comes from English unrepeatable, from English repeatable, from English repeat, from Middle English repeten, from Middle French repeter, from Old French repeter, from Latin repetō, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.
unrepeatableness (English): The quality of being unrepeatable
Definitions
- The quality of being unrepeatable
Ancestry of “unrepeatableness”, step by step
unrepeatableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unrepeatable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unrepeatable | Unable to be repeated; That gives different... |
| 2 | English | repeatable | Able to be repeated; That gives the same results... |
| 3 | English | repeat | To do or say again; To refill; To happen again;... |
| 4 | Middle English | repeten | to repeat |
| 5 | Middle French | repeter | — |
| 6 | Old French | repeter | to repeat; to say multiple times |
| 7 | Latin | repetō | to attack again; to go back to |
| 8 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 9 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | 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 |