Where does “apertness” come from?
apertness (English) comes from English apert, from Middle English apert, from Old French apert, from Latin apertus, from Latin aperiō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.
apertness (English): openness; frankness
Definitions
- openness; frankness
Ancestry of “apertness”, step by step
apertness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English apert
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | apert | open; uncovered; revealed |
| 2 | Middle English | apert | — |
| 3 | Old French | apert | — |
| 4 | Latin | apertus | opened, open, free; public; having been opened;... |
| 5 | Latin | aperiō | to uncover, make or lay bare, reveal, clear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epó | off, away |
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 |