Where does “expositoriness” come from?
expositoriness (English) comes from English expository, from English exposition, from Middle English exposicioun, from Old French esposicion, from Latin expositio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
expositoriness (English): The quality of being expository
Definitions
- The quality of being expository
Ancestry of “expositoriness”, step by step
expositoriness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English expository
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | expository | Serving to explain, explicate, or elucidate;... |
| 2 | English | exposition | The action of exposing something to something,... |
| 3 | Middle English | exposicioun | The action of describing in writing; exposition... |
| 4 | Old French | esposicion | — |
| 5 | Latin | expositio | exposition, exhibition; narration; definition,... |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |