Where does “adjectivality” come from?
adjectivality (English) comes from English adjectival, from English adjective, from French adjectif, from Latin adiectivus, from Latin adiciō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
adjectivality (English): The state or condition of being adjectival
Definitions
- The state or condition of being adjectival
Ancestry of “adjectivality”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | adjectival | Of or relating to or functioning as an adjective;... |
| 2 | English | adjective | A word that modifies a noun or describes a noun’s... |
| 3 | French | adjectif | adjective |
| 4 | Latin | adiectivus | Alternative form of adjectīvus; adjective |
| 5 | Latin | adiciō | — |
| 6 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 8 | Latin | în | — |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |