Where does “unusefulness” come from?
unusefulness (English) comes from English unuseful, from English useful, from English use, from Middle English use, from Old French us, from Latin ūsus, from Latin ūtor, from Proto-Slavic *ǫtorъ — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
unusefulness (English): The quality of being unuseful
Definitions
- The quality of being unuseful
Ancestry of “unusefulness”, step by step
unusefulness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unuseful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unuseful | Not useful; useless |
| 2 | English | useful | Having a practical or beneficial use |
| 3 | English | use | The act of using; The act of consuming alcohol or... |
| 4 | Middle English | use | — |
| 5 | Old French | us | tradition or custom |
| 6 | Latin | ūsus | use, employment, exercise, advantage |
| 7 | Latin | ūtor | to use, make use of, employ |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | *ǫtorъ | croze |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | torъ | paddock, pen |
| 10 | Proto-Slavic | terti | to rub, to scrape; to polish |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
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 |