Where does “extraterrestrialness” come from?
extraterrestrialness (English) comes from English extraterrestrial, from English extra-, from Latin extrā, from Latin exter, from Proto-Italic *eksteros.
extraterrestrialness (English): The state or condition of being extraterrestrial
Definitions
- The state or condition of being extraterrestrial
Ancestry of “extraterrestrialness”, step by step
extraterrestrialness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English extraterrestrial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | extraterrestrial | Originating from outside of the Earth's... |
| 2 | English | extra- | Outside of, beyond |
| 3 | Latin | extrā | on the outside |
| 4 | Latin | exter | On the outside, outward, external, outer; Of... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *eksteros | — |
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 |