Where does “unsuccessfulness” come from?
unsuccessfulness (English) comes from English unsuccessful, from English successful, from English success, from Italian successo, from Latin successus, from Latin succēdere, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo.
unsuccessfulness (English): The state or condition of being unsuccessful
Definitions
- The state or condition of being unsuccessful
Ancestry of “unsuccessfulness”, step by step
unsuccessfulness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unsuccessful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unsuccessful | Failed, not successful |
| 2 | English | successful | Resulting in success; assuring, or promoting,... |
| 3 | English | success | The achievement of one's aim or goal; Financial... |
| 4 | Italian | successo | success |
| 5 | Latin | successus | course, flow (of time), approach |
| 6 | Latin | succēdere | — |
| 7 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | supo | under |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | 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 |