Where does “unstableness” come from?
unstableness (English) comes from English unstable, from English stable, from Middle English stable, from Anglo-Norman stable, from Latin stabilis, from Latin stare, from Latin sto, from Proto-Italic staēō.
unstableness (English): The quality of being unstable; instability
Definitions
- The quality of being unstable; instability
Ancestry of “unstableness”, step by step
unstableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unstable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unstable | Having a strong tendency to change; Fluctuating;... |
| 2 | English | stable | A building, wing or dependency set apart and... |
| 3 | Middle English | stable | stable; Alternative form of stablie; Alternative... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | stable | — |
| 5 | Latin | stabilis | That stands firm; firm, steadfast, steady, sure,... |
| 6 | Latin | stare | present active infinitive of stō; stand; to be |
| 7 | Latin | sto | I stand; I stay, remain; I am |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
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 |