Where does “unvindictiveness” come from?
unvindictiveness (English) comes from English unvindictive, from English vindictive, from Latin vindicta, from Latin vindicō, from Latin vindex, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
unvindictiveness (English): The quality of being unvindictive
Definitions
- The quality of being unvindictive
Ancestry of “unvindictiveness”, step by step
unvindictiveness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unvindictive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unvindictive | Not vindictive |
| 2 | English | vindictive | Having a tendency to seek revenge when wronged,... |
| 3 | Latin | vindicta | ceremonial staff used in manumission; punishment,... |
| 4 | Latin | vindicō | to lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi) |
| 5 | Latin | vindex | claimant, vindicator |
| 6 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |