Where does “extrinsicness” come from?
extrinsicness (English) comes from English extrinsic, from French extrinsèque, from Latin extrinsecus, from Latin extrim, from Latin exter, from Proto-Italic *eksteros.
extrinsicness (English): The quality or state of being extrinsic
Definitions
- The quality or state of being extrinsic
Ancestry of “extrinsicness”, step by step
extrinsicness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English extrinsic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | extrinsic | external; separable from the thing itself;... |
| 2 | French | extrinsèque | extrinsic |
| 3 | Latin | extrinsecus | From without, from abroad; externally;... |
| 4 | Latin | extrim | — |
| 5 | Latin | exter | On the outside, outward, external, outer; Of... |
| 6 | 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 |