Where does “administrativeness” come from?
administrativeness (English) comes from English administrative, from English administrate, from English administration, from Middle English administracioun, from Old French administration, from Latin administrātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
administrativeness (English): The quality of being administrative
Definitions
- The quality of being administrative
Ancestry of “administrativeness”, step by step
administrativeness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English administrative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | administrative | Of or relating to administering or administration |
| 2 | English | administrate | to administer; the act or function of providing... |
| 3 | English | administration | The act of administering; government of public... |
| 4 | Middle English | administracioun | — |
| 5 | Old French | administration | — |
| 6 | Latin | administrātiō | administration, management, government (of a city, body) |
| 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 |