Where does “equitableness” come from?
equitableness (English) comes from English equitable, from French équitable, from French équité, from Latin aequitas, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
equitableness (English): The state or quality of being equitable;...
Definitions
- The state or quality of being equitable;...
Ancestry of “equitableness”, step by step
equitableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English equitable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | equitable | Marked by or having equity; Fair, just, or... |
| 2 | French | équitable | just, equitable, fair |
| 3 | French | équité | equity |
| 4 | Latin | aequitas | uniformity, evenness, equalness; equality,... |
| 5 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
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 |