Where does “causativeness” come from?
causativeness (English) comes from English causative, from French causatif, from Latin causātīvus, from Latin causa, from Old Latin caussa, from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂.
causativeness (English): The quality of being causative
Definitions
- The quality of being causative
Ancestry of “causativeness”, step by step
causativeness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English causative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | causative | acting as a cause; expressing a cause or... |
| 2 | French | causatif | causative |
| 3 | Latin | causātīvus | — |
| 4 | Latin | causa | cause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,... |
| 5 | Old Latin | caussa | cause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kawd-teh₂ | — |
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 |