Where does “unsaintliness” come from?
unsaintliness (English) comes from English unsaintly, from English saintly, from English Saint, from Middle English saint, from Old English sanct, from Latin sānctus, from Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος — heel of the foot; heel.
unsaintliness (English): The quality of being unsaintly
Definitions
- The quality of being unsaintly
Ancestry of “unsaintliness”, step by step
unsaintliness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unsaintly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unsaintly | Not saintly |
| 2 | English | saintly | Like or characteristic of a saint; befitting a... |
| 3 | English | Saint | A title given to a saint, often prefixed to the... |
| 4 | Middle English | saint | — |
| 5 | Old English | sanct | saint |
| 6 | Latin | sānctus | sacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred |
| 7 | Latin | Iacobus | Jacob; James; Saint James |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἰάκωβος | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἰακώβ | Jacob |
| 10 | Hebrew | יַעֲקֹב | Jacob |
| 11 | Hebrew | עָקֵב | heel of the foot; heel |
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 |