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Where does “explanatoriness” come from?

explanatoriness (English) comes from English explanatory, from Middle English explanen, from Old French explaner, from Latin explanō, from Latin planō, from Latin plānus, from Ancient Greek πλάνος, from Ancient Greek πλανάω.

explanatoriness (English): The quality of being explanatory

Definitions

  1. The quality of being explanatory

Ancestry of “explanatoriness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexplanatoryIntended to serve as an explanation; Disposed to...
2Middle Englishexplanen—
3Old Frenchexplaner—
4Latinexplanō—
5Latinplanō—
6Latinplānus—
7Ancient Greekπλάνοςwandering
8Ancient Greekπλανάωto make to wander, lead wandering about; to lead...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpl-néh₂-ti—
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