Where does “idiomaticness” come from?
idiomaticness (English) comes from English idiomatic, from French idiomatique, from Ancient Greek ἰδιωματικός, from Ancient Greek ἰδίωμα, from Ancient Greek ἰδιοῦσθαι, from Ancient Greek ἴδιος, from Proto-Hellenic *hwédios.
idiomaticness (English): idiomaticity
Definitions
- idiomaticity
Ancestry of “idiomaticness”, step by step
idiomaticness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English idiomatic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | idiomatic | Pertaining or conforming to the natural mode of... |
| 2 | French | idiomatique | idiomatic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἰδιωματικός | related to an idiom |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἰδίωμα | peculiarity, specific property, unique feature;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἰδιοῦσθαι | to make one's own, appropriate to oneself |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἴδιος | pertaining to self, that is, one's own; private;... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *hwédios | — |
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 |