Where does “fractalness” come from?
fractalness (English) comes from English fractal, from French fractal, from Latin fractus, from Latin frangere, from Latin frangō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.
fractalness (English): The state or condition of being fractal
Definitions
- The state or condition of being fractal
Ancestry of “fractalness”, step by step
fractalness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fractal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fractal | A mathematical set that has a non-integer and... |
| 2 | French | fractal | fractal; Synonym of fractale |
| 3 | Latin | fractus | broken, shattered, having been broken;... |
| 4 | Latin | frangere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | frangō | to break, shatter |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |
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 |