Where does “illustrativeness” come from?
illustrativeness (English) comes from English illustrative, from English illustrate, from English illustration, from Middle French illustration, from Latin illūstrātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
illustrativeness (English): The state or quality of being illustrative
Definitions
- The state or quality of being illustrative
Ancestry of “illustrativeness”, step by step
illustrativeness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English illustrative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | illustrative | Demonstrative, exemplative, showing an example or... |
| 2 | English | illustrate | To shed light upon; To clarify something by... |
| 3 | English | illustration | The act of illustrating; the act of making clear... |
| 4 | Middle French | illustration | — |
| 5 | Latin | illūstrātiō | the action of lighting up, brightening |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |