Where does “detrimentalness” come from?
detrimentalness (English) comes from English detrimental, from Latin detrimental, from Latin detrimentum, from Latin dēterō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
detrimentalness (English): The quality of being detrimental
Definitions
- The quality of being detrimental
Ancestry of “detrimentalness”, step by step
detrimentalness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English detrimental
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | detrimental | Causing damage or harm |
| 2 | Latin | detrimental | — |
| 3 | Latin | detrimentum | harm, loss, damage; defeat; detriment |
| 4 | Latin | dēterō | to rub off, rub away, wear out, rasp |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 6 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 11 | 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 |