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Where does “concentrativeness” come from?

concentrativeness (English) comes from English concentrative, from English concentrate, from French concentrer, from French con-, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

concentrativeness (English): The state or quality of being concentrative

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being concentrative

Ancestry of “concentrativeness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconcentrativeCharacterised by concentration
2EnglishconcentrateTo bring to, or direct toward, a common center;...
3Frenchconcentrerto concentrate
4Frenchcon-con-
5Latincōn-—
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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