Where does “unsubstantialness” come from?
unsubstantialness (English) comes from English unsubstantial, from English substantial, from French substantiel, from Latin substantialis, from Latin substantia, from Latin substāns, from Latin substō, from Latin sub.
unsubstantialness (English): The quality of being unsubstantial
Definitions
- The quality of being unsubstantial
Ancestry of “unsubstantialness”, step by step
unsubstantialness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unsubstantial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unsubstantial | Insubstantial |
| 2 | English | substantial | Having a substance; actually existing; Not... |
| 3 | French | substantiel | substantial |
| 4 | Latin | substantialis | of or pertaining to the essence or substance;... |
| 5 | Latin | substantia | substance, essence, material, contents; fortune,... |
| 6 | Latin | substāns | — |
| 7 | Latin | substō | to hold out, to stand firm |
| 8 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | supo | under |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
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 |