Where does “featurewise” come from?

featurewise (English) comes from English feature, from Middle English feture, from Anglo-Norman feture, from Old French faiture, from Latin factura, from Latin factus, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium.

featurewise (English): In terms of features

Definitions

  1. In terms of features

Ancestry of “featurewise”, step by step

featurewise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English feature

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfeatureOne's structure or make-up: form, shape, bodily...
2Middle EnglishfetureOne's form or bodily profile; the overall...
3Anglo-NormanfetureAlternative form of faiture
4Old Frenchfaitureaction; act; method; way; manner; form;...
5Latinfacturaa making, manufacture; a thing that has been...
6Latinfactusdone, made, having been done or made; became
7Latinfaciōto do
8Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
9Latin-tōriusory
10Latin-tor-er
11Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
12Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
13Proto-Indo-European-tor-s

via English wise

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwiseShowing good judgement or the benefit of...
2Middle Englishwyswise, thoughtful, proper; knowledgeable; alert,...
3Old Englishwīswise
4Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-sEvery word from Latin -toriumEvery word from Latin -tor