Where does “disconnectiveness” come from?
disconnectiveness (English) comes from English disconnective, from English disconnect, from English connect, from Latin connectere, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
disconnectiveness (English): The quality of being disconnective
Definitions
- The quality of being disconnective
Ancestry of “disconnectiveness”, step by step
disconnectiveness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English disconnective
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | disconnective | Of, pertaining to, or accompanied by... |
| 2 | English | disconnect | To sever or interrupt a connection; Of a person,... |
| 3 | English | connect | To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object |
| 4 | Latin | connectere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 6 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 7 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
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 |