Where does “autochthonousness” come from?
autochthonousness (English) comes from English autochthonous, from English autochthon, from Ancient Greek αὐτόχθων, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
autochthonousness (English): The quality of being autochthonous
Definitions
- The quality of being autochthonous
Ancestry of “autochthonousness”, step by step
autochthonousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English autochthonous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | autochthonous | Native to the place where found; indigenous;... |
| 2 | English | autochthon | The earliest inhabitant of an area; an aborigine;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόχθων | indigenous |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | αὐτο- | self- |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |
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 |