Where does “unreproachableness” come from?
unreproachableness (English) comes from English unreproachable, from English reproachable, from English reproach, from Old French reprochier, from Latin repropiāre, from Latin prope, from Proto-Indo-European prokʷe, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
unreproachableness (English): The quality of being unreproachable
Definitions
- The quality of being unreproachable
Ancestry of “unreproachableness”, step by step
unreproachableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unreproachable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unreproachable | Not liable to be reproached; irreproachable |
| 2 | English | reproachable | Deserving reproach; Opprobrious; scurrilous;... |
| 3 | English | reproach | A mild rebuke, or an implied criticism; Disgrace... |
| 4 | Old French | reprochier | to chastise; to admonish; to reproach |
| 5 | Latin | repropiāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | prope | near, nearby, nigh; close in time; almost, nearly |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | prokʷe | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | 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 |