Where does “unroadworthiness” come from?
unroadworthiness (English) comes from English unroadworthy, from English roadworthy, from English -worthy, from English Worthy, from English -ly, from English grisly, from Middle English grisely, from Old English grisliċ.
unroadworthiness (English): The quality of being unroadworthy
Definitions
- The quality of being unroadworthy
Ancestry of “unroadworthiness”, step by step
unroadworthiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unroadworthy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unroadworthy | describing a vehicle which is not safe for use on... |
| 2 | English | roadworthy | Being able to be driven, or suitable for driving,... |
| 3 | English | -worthy | Of sufficient worth for; deserving of; Suitable... |
| 4 | English | Worthy | OS grid ref SS8548 |
| 5 | English | -ly | Used to form adjectives from nouns, the... |
| 6 | English | grisly | Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;... |
| 7 | Middle English | grisely | — |
| 8 | Old English | grisliċ | grisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid |
| 9 | Old English | -līċ | suffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning... |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |
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 |