Where does “untunefulness” come from?
untunefulness (English) comes from English untuneful, from English tuneful, from English tune, from Middle English tune, from Old French ton, from Latin tonus, from Ancient Greek τόνος, from Proto-Hellenic tónos — to stretch, to extend.
untunefulness (English): Lack of tunefulness
Definitions
- Lack of tunefulness
Ancestry of “untunefulness”, step by step
untunefulness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English untuneful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | untuneful | Not tuneful; unmusical, inharmonious |
| 2 | English | tuneful | having or producing a pleasing tune; melodic or... |
| 3 | English | tune | A melody; A song, or short musical composition;... |
| 4 | Middle English | tune | Alternative form of toun |
| 5 | Old French | ton | your |
| 6 | Latin | tonus | The stretching or straining of a rope; A strain;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τόνος | rope, cord; chord; tone, note |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | tónos | rope, cord; tension |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tónos | something stretched; chord, fiber, string |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
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 |