Where does “expletiveness” come from?
expletiveness (English) comes from English expletive, from Late Latin expletivus, from Latin explētus, from Latin expleō, from Latin pleō, from Proto-Italic plēō, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
expletiveness (English): The quality of being expletive
Definitions
- The quality of being expletive
Ancestry of “expletiveness”, step by step
expletiveness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English expletive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | expletive | Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise... |
| 2 | Late Latin | expletivus | serving to fill out |
| 3 | Latin | explētus | filled up, completed |
| 4 | Latin | expleō | to fill up, occupy completely |
| 5 | Latin | pleō | Combining form used to form prefixed verbs with the approximate meaning "to fill" |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | plēō | to fill |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
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 |