Where does “avuncularity” come from?
avuncularity (English) comes from English avuncular, from Medieval Latin avunculāris, from Latin -āris, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.
avuncularity (English): The condition of being avuncular; The condition...
Definitions
- The condition of being avuncular; The condition...
Ancestry of “avuncularity”, step by step
avuncularity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English avuncular
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | avuncular | In the manner of an uncle, pertaining to an... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | avunculāris | — |
| 3 | Latin | -āris | first conjugation |
| 4 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |