Where does “distortiveness” come from?
distortiveness (English) comes from English distortive, from English distort, from Latin distortum, from Latin distorqueo, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
distortiveness (English): Quality of being distortive
Definitions
- Quality of being distortive
Ancestry of “distortiveness”, step by step
distortiveness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English distortive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | distortive | Causing distortion |
| 2 | English | distort | To bring something out of shape, to misshape; To... |
| 3 | Latin | distortum | nominative neuter singular of distortus;... |
| 4 | Latin | distorqueo | I turn different ways, twist, distort, warp; I... |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |