Where does “favourableness” come from?
favourableness (English) comes from English favourable, from Old French favorable, from Latin favorabilis, from Latin favor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
favourableness (English): The state or condition of being favourable
Definitions
- The state or condition of being favourable
Ancestry of “favourableness”, step by step
favourableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English favourable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | favourable | Pleasing, encouraging or approving; Useful or... |
| 2 | Old French | favorable | — |
| 3 | Latin | favorabilis | favored, popular |
| 4 | Latin | favor | good will, inclination, partiality, favor;... |
| 5 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
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 |