Where does “eventuality” come from?
Eventuality derives from English eventual, from Latin ēventus meaning "outcome," combined with the suffix -itas denoting a state or condition, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots for "being" and the prefix ex- meaning "out."
eventuality (English): A possible event; something that may happen; An...
Definitions
- A possible event; something that may happen; An...
Ancestry of “eventuality”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | éventualité | eventuality, event, possible outcome |
| 2 | French | -ité | Alternative form of -té, giving a quality or... |
| 3 | Latin | -īta | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ίτης | Suffix forming a masculine noun: one connected... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |