Where does “dichotomousness” come from?
dichotomousness (English) comes from English dichotomous, from Latin dichotomos, from Ancient Greek διχότομος, from Ancient Greek τέμνω, from Proto-Indo-European -né- — Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...
dichotomousness (English): The quality of being dichotomous
Definitions
- The quality of being dichotomous
Ancestry of “dichotomousness”, step by step
dichotomousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dichotomous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dichotomous | Dividing or branching into two pieces |
| 2 | Latin | dichotomos | dichotomous, bipartite |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | διχότομος | cut in half, equally divided |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τέμνω | I cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -né- | Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from... |
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 |