Where does “denotativeness” come from?
denotativeness (English) comes from English denotative, from Latin denotatus, from Latin denoto, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
denotativeness (English): The quality of being denotative
Definitions
- The quality of being denotative
Ancestry of “denotativeness”, step by step
denotativeness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English denotative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | denotative | That denotes or names; designative; Specific to... |
| 2 | Latin | denotatus | marked |
| 3 | Latin | denoto | I mark; I observe; I indicate |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
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 |