Where does “unresentfulness” come from?
unresentfulness (English) comes from English unresentful, from English resentful, from English resent, from Middle French ressentir, from Old French resentir, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
unresentfulness (English): Quality of being unresentful
Definitions
- Quality of being unresentful
Ancestry of “unresentfulness”, step by step
unresentfulness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unresentful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unresentful | Not resentful; without resentment |
| 2 | English | resentful | Inclined to resent, who tends to harbor... |
| 3 | English | resent | To feel resentment over; to consider as an... |
| 4 | Middle French | ressentir | — |
| 5 | Old French | resentir | to smell |
| 6 | Old French | re- | re- again; once more |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | 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 |