Where does “imperfectness” come from?
imperfectness (English) comes from English imperfect, from Middle English imperfit, from Old French imparfit, from Latin imperfectus, from Latin perfectus, from Latin perficiō, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium.
imperfectness (English): The state of being imperfect
Definitions
- The state of being imperfect
Ancestry of “imperfectness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | imperfect | not perfect; unisexual: having either male or... |
| 2 | Middle English | imperfit | — |
| 3 | Old French | imparfit | — |
| 4 | Latin | imperfectus | unfinished, incomplete; imperfect |
| 5 | Latin | perfectus | achieved, executed, carried out, finished,... |
| 6 | Latin | perficiō | to finish, complete |
| 7 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 8 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 9 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 10 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |