Where does “unsurprisingness” come from?
unsurprisingness (English) comes from English unsurprising, from English surprising, from English surprise, from Middle English surprise, from Middle French surprise, from Old French sorprendre, from Old French sur-, from Latin super- — Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument.
unsurprisingness (English): The quality of being unsurprising
Definitions
- The quality of being unsurprising
Ancestry of “unsurprisingness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | unsurprising | Not surprising; expected |
| 2 | English | surprising | present participle of surprise; Causing surprise;... |
| 3 | English | surprise | Something unexpected; The feeling that something... |
| 4 | Middle English | surprise | — |
| 5 | Middle French | surprise | Alternative form of surprinse; feminine singular... |
| 6 | Old French | sorprendre | to surprise; to seize; to take control of; to... |
| 7 | Old French | sur- | over, on top of |
| 8 | Latin | super- | super-; over, above |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | συμμετρία | commensurability; symmetry, due proportion; a... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | σύμμετρος | symmetrical |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 13 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |