Where does “evidentiality” come from?
evidentiality (English) comes from English evidential, from Medieval Latin ēvidentiālis, from Latin evidentia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
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Ancestry of “evidentiality”, step by step
evidentiality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English evidential
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | evidential | Of or providing evidence |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | ēvidentiālis | — |
| 3 | Latin | evidentia | evidence; obviousness; vividness |
| 4 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |