Where does “erraticness” come from?
erraticness (English) comes from English erratic, from Latin errāticus, from Latin -aticus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
erraticness (English): The quality of being erratic
Definitions
- The quality of being erratic
Ancestry of “erraticness”, step by step
erraticness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English erratic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | erratic | unsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes;... |
| 2 | Latin | errāticus | wandering, roving |
| 3 | Latin | -aticus | Used to form adjectives indicating a relation to... |
| 4 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |
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 |