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

  1. The quality of being administrative

Ancestry of “administrativeness”, step by step

administrativeness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English administrative

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishadministrativeOf or relating to administering or administration
2Englishadministrateto administer; the act or function of providing...
3EnglishadministrationThe act of administering; government of public...
4Middle Englishadministracioun
5Old Frenchadministration
6Latinadministrātiōadministration, management, government (of a city, body)
7Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
8Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English Ness

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNessAn 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
2Middle Englishnesse
3Old Englishnæsnot, not at all; not; first/third-person singular...
4Proto-Germanicnasjąfoothill; headland; cape
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂snose
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-
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