Where does “illimitableness” come from?
illimitableness (English) comes from English illimitable, from English limitable, from English able, from Middle English able, from Old French able, from Latin habilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
illimitableness (English): The quality of being illimitable; absence of...
Definitions
- The quality of being illimitable; absence of...
Ancestry of “illimitableness”, step by step
illimitableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English illimitable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | illimitable | Impervious to limitation, without limit |
| 2 | English | limitable | Able to be limited |
| 3 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 4 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 5 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 6 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 7 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
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 |