Where does “unrepentantness” come from?
unrepentantness (English) comes from English unrepentant, from English repentant, from Old French repentant, from Old French repentir, from Vulgar Latin repoenitere, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
unrepentantness (English): The quality of being unrepentant
Definitions
- The quality of being unrepentant
Ancestry of “unrepentantness”, step by step
unrepentantness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unrepentant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unrepentant | Feeling or showing no sorrow or regret for... |
| 2 | English | repentant | Feeling or showing sorrow for wrongdoing; One who... |
| 3 | Old French | repentant | repentant |
| 4 | Old French | repentir | to repent |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | repoenitere | — |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | 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 |