Where does “heterogeneousness” come from?
heterogeneousness (English) comes from English heterogeneous, from Medieval Latin heterogeneus, from Ancient Greek ἑτερογενής, from Ancient Greek -γενής, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
heterogeneousness (English): The quality of being heterogeneous
Definitions
- The quality of being heterogeneous
Ancestry of “heterogeneousness”, step by step
heterogeneousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English heterogeneous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | heterogeneous | Diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | heterogeneus | heterogeneous |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἑτερογενής | heterogenous; of different kinds |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -γενής | born in a certain place or condition; of a kind |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -είᾱ | Superficially appears in abstract nouns derived from σ-stem adjectives, with the true suffix being |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 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 |