Where does “facultativeness” come from?
facultativeness (English) comes from English facultative, from French facultatif, from French -if, from Middle French -if, from Old French -if, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
facultativeness (English): The state or quality of being facultative
Definitions
- The state or quality of being facultative
Ancestry of “facultativeness”, step by step
facultativeness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English facultative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | facultative | Of or relating to faculty, especially to mental... |
| 2 | French | facultatif | optional, elective; not mandatory; facultative |
| 3 | French | -if | -ive; used in forming adjectives denoting... |
| 4 | Middle French | -if | -ive |
| 5 | Old French | -if | -ive |
| 6 | Latin | -īvus | Adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
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 |