Where does “exploitiveness” come from?
exploitiveness (English) comes from English exploitive, from English exploit, from Old French esploit, from Old French espleit, from Latin explicitus, from Latin explico, from Latin plicō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
exploitiveness (English): The state or quality of being exploitive
Definitions
- The state or quality of being exploitive
Ancestry of “exploitiveness”, step by step
exploitiveness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English exploitive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | exploitive | Exploitative: taking advantage of someone |
| 2 | English | exploit | A heroic or extraordinary deed; An achievement; A... |
| 3 | Old French | esploit | income; revenue; act; action; profit; advantage |
| 4 | Old French | espleit | Alternative form of esploit |
| 5 | Latin | explicitus | Alternative form of explicātus; disentangled,... |
| 6 | Latin | explico | I unfold, unfurl, uncoil, loosen, undo; I deploy,... |
| 7 | Latin | plicō | to fold, bend or flex; to roll up |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
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 |