Where does “diplomaticness” come from?
diplomaticness (English) comes from English diplomatic, from French diplomatique, from New Latin diplomaticus, from Latin diploma, from Ancient Greek δίπλωμα, from Ancient Greek διπλόω, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti — he, she.
diplomaticness (English): The quality of being diplomatic
Definitions
- The quality of being diplomatic
Ancestry of “diplomaticness”, step by step
diplomaticness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English diplomatic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diplomatic | Concerning the relationships between the... |
| 2 | French | diplomatique | diplomatic |
| 3 | New Latin | diplomaticus | diplomatic |
| 4 | Latin | diploma | letter of recommendation; diploma |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δίπλωμα | something double; folded paper; double pot, for... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | διπλόω | To repeat a process; To double, multiply by two;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
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 |