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Where does “constitutiveness” come from?

constitutiveness (English) comes from English constitutive, from English constitute, from Latin constitutum, from Latin cōnstituō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

constitutiveness (English): The state or quality of being constitutive

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being constitutive

Ancestry of “constitutiveness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishconstitutivehaving the power or authority to constitute,...
2EnglishconstituteTo set up; to establish; to enact; To make up; to...
3Latinconstitutumarrangement, agreement
4Latincōnstituō—
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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