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
- The quality of being explanatory
Ancestry of “explanatoriness”, step by step
explanatoriness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English explanatory
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | explanatory | Intended to serve as an explanation; Disposed to... |
| 2 | Middle English | explanen | — |
| 3 | Old French | explaner | — |
| 4 | Latin | explanō | to flatten or spread out |
| 5 | Latin | planō | — |
| 6 | Latin | plānus | level, flat, even |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πλάνος | wandering |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πλανάω | to make to wander, lead wandering about; to lead... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pl-néh₂-ti | — |
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 |