Where does “unsuccessiveness” come from?
unsuccessiveness (English) comes from English unsuccessive, from English successive, from Latin succēdere, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
unsuccessiveness (English): Quality of being unsuccessive
Definitions
- Quality of being unsuccessive
Ancestry of “unsuccessiveness”, step by step
unsuccessiveness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unsuccessive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unsuccessive | Not successive |
| 2 | English | successive | Coming one after the other in a series; Of, or... |
| 3 | Latin | succēdere | — |
| 4 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | supo | under |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | 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 |