Where does “devotionalness” come from?
devotionalness (English) comes from English devotional, from English devotion, from Old French devocion, from Latin devotio, from Latin dēvōtum, from Latin devoveo, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.
devotionalness (English): The quality of being devotional
Definitions
- The quality of being devotional
Ancestry of “devotionalness”, step by step
devotionalness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English devotional
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | devotional | A brief religious service; A text or piece of... |
| 2 | English | devotion | The act or state of devoting or being devoted;... |
| 3 | Old French | devocion | devotion |
| 4 | Latin | devotio | The act of devoting or consecrating; Fealty,... |
| 5 | Latin | dēvōtum | — |
| 6 | Latin | devoveo | I vow, offer; promise; devote, dedicate; I mark... |
| 7 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 8 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 13 | 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 |