Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “idiomaticity” come from?

idiomaticity (English) comes from English -ity, from Middle English -ite, from Old French -ité, from Latin -itās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

idiomaticity (English): The quality of being idiomatic

Definitions

  1. The quality of being idiomatic

Ancestry of “idiomaticity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ityUsed to form a noun from an adjective;...
2Middle English-ite—
3Old French-ité-ity
4Latin-itās—
5Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
6Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
7Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “idiomaticity”

  • unidiomaticity
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →