Where does “emphaticalness” come from?
emphaticalness (English) comes from English emphatical, from English emphatic, from Ancient Greek ἐμφατικός, from Ancient Greek ἔμφασις, from Ancient Greek ἐμφαίνω, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
emphaticalness (English): The quality of being emphatic; emphasis
Definitions
- The quality of being emphatic; emphasis
Ancestry of “emphaticalness”, step by step
emphaticalness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English emphatical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | emphatical | emphatic |
| 2 | English | emphatic | Characterized by emphasis; forceful; Stated with... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐμφατικός | emphatic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἔμφασις | appearance; outward appearance, reflection,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐμφαίνω | I present, I indicate; I show, present |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐν- | in, within; on |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
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 |