Where does “unspiritedness” come from?
unspiritedness (English) comes from English unspirited, from English spirit, from Middle English spirit, from Irish -óg, from Old Irish -óc, from Proto-Brythonic -ọg, from Proto-Celtic -ākos, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂ḱos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...
unspiritedness (English): The state or condition of being unspirited
Definitions
- The state or condition of being unspirited
Ancestry of “unspiritedness”, step by step
unspiritedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unspirited
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unspirited | Not spirited; lacking animation or liveliness |
| 2 | English | spirit | The soul of a person or other creature. What... |
| 3 | Middle English | spirit | life, vital breath |
| 4 | Irish | -óg | used to form diminutives of nouns, or substantive... |
| 5 | Old Irish | -óc | Diminutive suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Brythonic | -ọg | Forms nouns/adjectives from other nouns and... |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | -ākos | Forms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂ḱos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
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 |