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
- State of being easeful, or a quality of promoting...
Ancestry of “easefulness”, step by step
easefulness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English easeful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | easeful | full of ease, restful, comfortable |
| 2 | English | ease | Ability, the means to do something, particularly;... |
| 3 | Middle English | ese | Alternative form of eise; Physical comfort, or... |
| 4 | Old French | aise | Alternative form of eise; empty space, elbow... |
| 5 | Latin | adiacēns | adjacent, adjoining, neighbouring |
| 6 | Latin | adiaceo | I lie beside, at, near or next to; am adjacent... |
| 7 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 9 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
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 |