Where does “experimentalness” come from?
experimentalness (English) comes from English Experimental, from English experiment, from Old French esperiment, from Latin experimentum, from Latin experior, from Latin pariō, from Latin -iō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō — he, she.
experimentalness (English): The quality of being experimental
Definitions
- The quality of being experimental
Ancestry of “experimentalness”, step by step
experimentalness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Experimental
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Experimental | Pertaining to or founded on experiment |
| 2 | English | experiment | A test under controlled conditions made to either... |
| 3 | Old French | esperiment | experience |
| 4 | Latin | experimentum | test, trial, experiment; experience |
| 5 | Latin | experior | I attempt, I try; I test, I put to the test, I... |
| 6 | Latin | pariō | to bear, to give birth to |
| 7 | Latin | -iō | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | -jō | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
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 |