Where does “unusualness” come from?
unusualness (English) comes from English unusual, from English usual, from Middle English usual, from Old French usuel, from Latin usualis, from Latin ūsus, from Latin ūtor, from Proto-Slavic *ǫtorъ — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
unusualness (English): The state or condition of being unusual;...
Definitions
- The state or condition of being unusual;...
Ancestry of “unusualness”, step by step
unusualness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unusual
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unusual | Not usual, out of the ordinary; Something that is... |
| 2 | English | usual | Most commonly occurring; typical; The typical... |
| 3 | Middle English | usual | customary, established; usual, normal, regular |
| 4 | Old French | usuel | — |
| 5 | Latin | usualis | that is for use, that is in service: utilitarian;... |
| 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 |