Where does “formativeness” come from?
formativeness (English) comes from English formative, from Swedish formativ, from Middle French formatif, from Medieval Latin formātīvus, from Latin formatus, from Latin fōrmō, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma — shape, form; appearance; outline.
formativeness (English): The quality of being formative
Definitions
- The quality of being formative
Ancestry of “formativeness”, step by step
formativeness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English formative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | formative | Of or pertaining to the formation and subsequent... |
| 2 | Swedish | formativ | formative |
| 3 | Middle French | formatif | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | formātīvus | — |
| 5 | Latin | formatus | shaped, formed, fashioned, formatted |
| 6 | Latin | fōrmō | to shape, form, fashion, format |
| 7 | Latin | fōrma | form; figure, shape, appearance |
| 8 | Etruscan | morma | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μορφή | shape, form; appearance; outline |
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 |