Where does “comparativeness” come from?
comparativeness (English) comes from English comparative, from Middle English comparatif, from Old French comparatif, from Latin comparativus, from Latin comparō, from Latin compar, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
comparativeness (English): The state or quality of being comparative
Definitions
- The state or quality of being comparative
Ancestry of “comparativeness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | comparative | Of or relating to comparison; Using comparison as... |
| 2 | Middle English | comparatif | — |
| 3 | Old French | comparatif | comparative |
| 4 | Latin | comparativus | comparative |
| 5 | Latin | comparō | — |
| 6 | Latin | compar | equal; similar, comparable; fellow, partner,... |
| 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 | — |
| 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 |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |