Where does “dedicatedness” come from?
dedicatedness (English) comes from English dedicated, from English dedicate, from French dédier, from Italian dedicare, from Latin dēdicō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
dedicatedness (English): The quality of being dedicated
Definitions
- The quality of being dedicated
Ancestry of “dedicatedness”, step by step
dedicatedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dedicated
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dedicated | Devoted; loyal; conscientious; Used or intended... |
| 2 | English | dedicate | To set apart for a deity or for religious... |
| 3 | French | dédier | to dedicate |
| 4 | Italian | dedicare | to dedicate |
| 5 | Latin | dēdicō | to dedicate, consecrate |
| 6 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | 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 |