Where does “collaborativeness” come from?
collaborativeness (English) comes from English collaborative, from English collaborate, from English collaborator, from French collaborateur, from French collaborer, from Latin collaboratio, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — resin, gum; to say, speak.
collaborativeness (English): quality of being collaborative
Definitions
- quality of being collaborative
Ancestry of “collaborativeness”, step by step
collaborativeness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English collaborative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | collaborative | Of, relating to, or done by collaboration; An... |
| 2 | English | collaborate | To work together with others to achieve a common... |
| 3 | English | collaborator | A person who works with others towards a common... |
| 4 | French | collaborateur | collaborator; One who collaborates or has... |
| 5 | French | collaborer | to collaborate |
| 6 | Latin | collaboratio | — |
| 7 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
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 |