Where does “ambivertedness” come from?
ambivertedness (English) comes from English ambiverted, from English ambiversion, from English ambi-, from Latin ambō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.
ambivertedness (English): The state or quality of being ambiverted
Definitions
- The state or quality of being ambiverted
Ancestry of “ambivertedness”, step by step
ambivertedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ambiverted
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ambiverted | Neither extroverted nor introverted, but having characteristics of each |
| 2 | English | ambiversion | A personality trait having balanced... |
| 3 | English | ambi- | Both; on both sides |
| 4 | Latin | ambō | both |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
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 |