Where does “unrestfulness” come from?
unrestfulness (English) comes from English unrestful, from English restful, from English REST, from English arrest, from Old French arester, from Vulgar Latin arresto, from Latin restō, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.
unrestfulness (English): The state or condition of being unrestful
Definitions
- The state or condition of being unrestful
Ancestry of “unrestfulness”, step by step
unrestfulness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unrestful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unrestful | Not restful |
| 2 | English | restful | peaceful; having a peaceful aspect; restorative;... |
| 3 | English | REST | Acronym of representational state transfer |
| 4 | English | arrest | A check, stop, an act or instance of arresting... |
| 5 | Old French | arester | to stop |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | arresto | I cause to stop |
| 7 | Latin | restō | to stand firm; to stay behind |
| 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 |