Where does “ablativeness” come from?
ablativeness (English) comes from English ablative, from Middle English ablative, from Old French ablatif, from Latin ablātīvus, from Latin ablātus, from Latin auferō, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō — shiny, light brown.
ablativeness (English): The quality of being ablative
Definitions
- The quality of being ablative
Ancestry of “ablativeness”, step by step
ablativeness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ablative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ablative | Applied to one of the cases of the noun in some... |
| 2 | Middle English | ablative | — |
| 3 | Old French | ablatif | the ablative case |
| 4 | Latin | ablātīvus | ablative case |
| 5 | Latin | ablātus | taken away, carried off, stolen, withdrawn, removed; having been taken away, having been carried off, having been stolen, having been withdrawn, having been removed |
| 6 | Latin | auferō | to take away, take off, bear away, bear off, carry off, remove, withdraw |
| 7 | Latin | ferō | to bear; to carry |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |
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 |