Where does “untouchableness” come from?
untouchableness (English) comes from English untouchable, from English touchable, from English touch, from Middle English touchen, from Old French tochier, from Vulgar Latin tucco, from Frankish tukkōn, from Proto-Germanic tukkōną — to pull, to draw; to lead.
untouchableness (English): Untouchability
Definitions
- Untouchability
Ancestry of “untouchableness”, step by step
untouchableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English untouchable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | untouchable | Not able to be touched; Not able to be defeated... |
| 2 | English | touchable | Capable of being touched; tangible or palpable |
| 3 | English | touch | Primarily physical senses; Primarily non-physical... |
| 4 | Middle English | touchen | to touch |
| 5 | Old French | tochier | to touch |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | tucco | to knock, strike, offend; to strike; to touch; I... |
| 7 | Frankish | tukkōn | to knock, strike, touch; to touch, hit; to touch |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tukkōną | to tug, pull; to grab, snatch; to grasp, touch |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |
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 |