Where does “causingness” come from?
causingness (English) comes from English causing, from English cause, from Middle English cause, from Old French cause, from Latin causa, from Old Latin caussa, from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂.
causingness (English): The quality or characteristic of being the cause of something
Definitions
- The quality or characteristic of being the cause of something
Ancestry of “causingness”, step by step
causingness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English causing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | causing | present participle of cause |
| 2 | English | cause | The source of, or reason for, an event or action;... |
| 3 | Middle English | cause | cause |
| 4 | Old French | cause | cause |
| 5 | Latin | causa | cause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,... |
| 6 | Old Latin | caussa | cause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form... |
| 7 | 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 |