Where does “unsuppleness” come from?
unsuppleness (English) comes from English unsupple, from English supple, from Middle English souple, from Old French souple, from Latin supplex, from Latin supplicō, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó.
unsuppleness (English): The quality of not being supple
Definitions
- The quality of not being supple
Ancestry of “unsuppleness”, step by step
unsuppleness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unsupple
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unsupple | Not supple |
| 2 | English | supple | pliant, flexible, easy to bend; lithe and agile... |
| 3 | Middle English | souple | flexible; supple |
| 4 | Old French | souple | supple |
| 5 | Latin | supplex | kneeling; begging; suppliant |
| 6 | Latin | supplicō | to pray or supplicate |
| 7 | Latin | sub- | under, sub |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | 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 |