Where does “unspecificness” come from?
unspecificness (English) comes from English unspecific, from English specific, from Old French specifique, from Latin specificus, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor.
unspecificness (English): The characteristic of being unspecific
Definitions
- The characteristic of being unspecific
Ancestry of “unspecificness”, step by step
unspecificness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unspecific
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unspecific | Not specific: nonspecific |
| 2 | English | specific | explicit or definite; pertaining to a species;... |
| 3 | Old French | specifique | — |
| 4 | Latin | specificus | specific, particular |
| 5 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 6 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 7 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 8 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
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 |