Where does “edifyingness” come from?
edifyingness (English) comes from English edifying, from English edify, from Old French edifier, from Latin aedificāre, from Latin aedēs, from Proto-Italic aiðes, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éydʰ-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- — to ignite; fire.
edifyingness (English): The quality of being edifying
Definitions
- The quality of being edifying
Ancestry of “edifyingness”, step by step
edifyingness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English edifying
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | edifying | That educates, informs, illuminates or instructs;... |
| 2 | English | edify | To build, construct; To instruct or improve... |
| 3 | Old French | edifier | to build, to edify |
| 4 | Latin | aedificāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | aedēs | temple, shrine, tomb, room, sing.: dwelling (of gods), pl.: house, abode (for people) |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | aiðes | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éydʰ-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eydʰ- | to ignite; fire |
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 |