Where does “compulsoryness” come from?
compulsoryness (English) comes from English compulsory, from Late Latin compulsorius, from Latin compulsus, from Latin compellere, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — resin, gum; to say, speak.
Ancestry of “compulsoryness”, step by step
compulsoryness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English compulsory
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | compulsory | Required; obligatory; mandatory; Having the power... |
| 2 | Late Latin | compulsorius | — |
| 3 | Latin | compulsus | compelled; urged |
| 4 | Latin | compellere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 6 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 7 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 8 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | 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 |