Where does “conversationalness” come from?
conversationalness (English) comes from English conversational, from English conversation, from Middle English conversacioun, from French conversation, from Latin conversātiō, from Latin conversor, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
conversationalness (English): The quality of being conversational
Definitions
- The quality of being conversational
Ancestry of “conversationalness”, step by step
conversationalness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English conversational
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | conversational | of, relating to, or in the style of a... |
| 2 | English | conversation | Expression and exchange of individual ideas... |
| 3 | Middle English | conversacioun | — |
| 4 | French | conversation | conversation |
| 5 | Latin | conversātiō | way of life, conduct or behavior |
| 6 | Latin | conversor | first-person singular present passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
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 |