Where does “unsanctimoniousness” come from?
unsanctimoniousness (English) comes from English unsanctimonious, from English sanctimonious, from English sanctimony, from Middle French sanctimonie, from Latin sānctimōnia, from Latin sānctus, from Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος — heel of the foot; heel.
unsanctimoniousness (English): The quality of being unsanctimonious
Definitions
- The quality of being unsanctimonious
Ancestry of “unsanctimoniousness”, step by step
unsanctimoniousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unsanctimonious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unsanctimonious | Not sanctimonious |
| 2 | English | sanctimonious | Making a show of being morally better than... |
| 3 | English | sanctimony | A hypocritical form of excessive piety,... |
| 4 | Middle French | sanctimonie | — |
| 5 | Latin | sānctimōnia | sanctity |
| 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 |