Where does “unresourcefulness” come from?
unresourcefulness (English) comes from English unresourceful, from English resourceful, from English resource, from Middle French ressource, from Old French resourse, from Old French resourdre, from Latin resurgō, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.
unresourcefulness (English): The state or quality of being unresourceful
Definitions
- The state or quality of being unresourceful
Ancestry of “unresourcefulness”, step by step
unresourcefulness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unresourceful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unresourceful | Not resourceful |
| 2 | English | resourceful | Capable or clever; able to put available... |
| 3 | English | resource | Something that one uses to achieve an objective,... |
| 4 | Middle French | ressource | — |
| 5 | Old French | resourse | — |
| 6 | Old French | resourdre | to spring up |
| 7 | Latin | resurgō | to rise again |
| 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 |