Where does “contradictiveness” come from?
contradictiveness (English) comes from English contradictive, from English contradict, from Latin contradictus, from Latin contrādīcō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
contradictiveness (English): The quality of being contradictive
Definitions
- The quality of being contradictive
Ancestry of “contradictiveness”, step by step
contradictiveness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English contradictive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | contradictive | contradictory; inconsistent |
| 2 | English | contradict | To deny the truth of; To deny the truth of the... |
| 3 | Latin | contradictus | |
| 4 | Latin | contrādīcō | to speak or allege against, oppose; contradict, gainsay |
| 5 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |