Where does “hinderance” come from?
Hinderance derives from English hinder, which combines English hind with the Latin suffix -antia, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- meaning to obstruct or impede.
hinderance (English): Archaic spelling of hindrance
Definitions
- Archaic spelling of hindrance
Ancestry of “hinderance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ance | Added to an adjective or verb to form a noun... |
| 2 | Middle English | -aunce | — |
| 3 | Old French | -ance | -ance |
| 4 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |