Where does “unselfconsciousness” come from?
unselfconsciousness (English) comes from English unselfconscious, from English selfconscious, from English self-conscious, from English conscious, from Latin conscius, from Latin consciō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.
unselfconsciousness (English): The property of being unselfconscious
Definitions
- The property of being unselfconscious
Ancestry of “unselfconsciousness”, step by step
unselfconsciousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unselfconscious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unselfconscious | Not self-conscious; natural and genuine |
| 2 | English | selfconscious | Alternative spelling of self-conscious |
| 3 | English | self-conscious | Aware of oneself as an individual being;... |
| 4 | English | conscious | Alert, awake; with one's mental faculties active;... |
| 5 | Latin | conscius | conscious |
| 6 | Latin | consciō | to be conscious of, have on one's conscience |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
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 |