Where does “unseaworthiness” come from?
unseaworthiness (English) comes from English unseaworthy, from English seaworthy, from English -worthy, from English Worthy, from English -ly, from English grisly, from Middle English grisely, from Old English grisliċ.
unseaworthiness (English): The state or condition of being unseaworthy
Definitions
- The state or condition of being unseaworthy
Ancestry of “unseaworthiness”, step by step
unseaworthiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unseaworthy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unseaworthy | Unfit for a sea voyage |
| 2 | English | seaworthy | Fit for service at sea |
| 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 |