Where does “educatedness” come from?

educatedness (English) comes from English educated, from English educate, from Latin educatus, from Latin ēducō, from Latin dux, from Latin dūcō, from Proto-Italic doukō, from Proto-Indo-European déwketi — to pull, to draw; to lead.

educatedness (English): The state or quality of being educated

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being educated

Ancestry of “educatedness”, step by step

educatedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English educated

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisheducatedHaving attained a level of higher education, such...
2Englisheducateto instruct or train
3Latineducatusbrought up, having been brought up, reared,...
4Latinēducōto lead, draw or take out, forth or away
5Latinduxleader, head; commander, general, captain;...
6Latindūcōto lead, guide, conduct, lead away
7Proto-Italicdoukōlead
8Proto-Indo-Europeandéwketi
9Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

via English Ness

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNessAn 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
2Middle Englishnesse
3Old Englishnæsnot, not at all; not; first/third-person singular...
4Proto-Germanicnasjąfoothill; headland; cape
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂snose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk-
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