Where does “unrepentingness” come from?
unrepentingness (English) comes from English unrepenting, from English repenting, from English repent, from Latin repens, from Latin rēpō, from Proto-Italic rēpō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁p- — to creep.
unrepentingness (English): The quality of being unrepenting
Definitions
- The quality of being unrepenting
Ancestry of “unrepentingness”, step by step
unrepentingness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unrepenting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unrepenting | Not repenting |
| 2 | English | repenting | present participle of repent; repentance |
| 3 | English | repent | To feel pain, sorrow, or regret for what one has... |
| 4 | Latin | repens | creeping, crawling; sudden, unexpected; recent,... |
| 5 | Latin | rēpō | to creep, crawl |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | rēpō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁p- | to creep |
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 |