Where does “unsecretiveness” come from?
unsecretiveness (English) comes from English unsecretive, from English secretive, from English secrete, from English Secret, from Middle English secrette, from Old French secret, from Latin sēcrētus, from Ancient Greek ἀγωγός — to drive.
unsecretiveness (English): The quality of being unsecretive
Definitions
- The quality of being unsecretive
Ancestry of “unsecretiveness”, step by step
unsecretiveness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unsecretive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unsecretive | Not secretive; open; frank |
| 2 | English | secretive | Having an inclination to secrecy; Relating to... |
| 3 | English | secrete | separated; To extract a substance from blood,... |
| 4 | English | Secret | A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden |
| 5 | Middle English | secrette | — |
| 6 | Old French | secret | — |
| 7 | Latin | sēcrētus | put apart, sundered, severed, separated, having been separated |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀγωγός | leading, guiding; guide, escort; leading to |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἄγω | to lead, fetch, bring along (a living creature), take with |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | ágō | to lead, to guide |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
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 |