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Where does “easefulness” come from?

easefulness (English) comes from English easeful, from English ease, from Middle English ese, from Old French aise, from Latin adiacēns, from Latin adiaceo, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn- — in.

easefulness (English): State of being easeful, or a quality of promoting...

Definitions

  1. State of being easeful, or a quality of promoting...

Ancestry of “easefulness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englisheasefulfull of ease, restful, comfortable
2EnglisheaseAbility, the means to do something, particularly;...
3Middle EnglisheseAlternative form of eise; Physical comfort, or...
4Old FrenchaiseAlternative form of eise; empty space, elbow...
5Latinadiacēns—
6LatinadiaceoI lie beside, at, near or next to; am adjacent...
7Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
8Latinīn-—
9Latinîn—
10Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
11Proto-Italicenin
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →