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Where does “exploratoriness” come from?

exploratoriness (English) comes from English exploratory, from English -atory, from English -ate, from English -cy, from Anglo-Norman -cie, from Latin -tia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

exploratoriness (English): The state or condition of being exploratory;...

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of being exploratory;...

Ancestry of “exploratoriness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexploratoryServing to explore or investigate; An exploration...
2English-atoryforms adjectives of, relating to, or connected...
3English-atehaving the specified thing; characterized by the...
4English-cyUsed to form nouns of state, condition or quality...
5Anglo-Norman-cie—
6Latin-tiaoffice, rank
7Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
8Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
9Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
10Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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