Where does “imputativeness” come from?
imputativeness (English) comes from English imputative, from English impute, from Old French imputer, from Latin imputo, from Latin inpotus, from Ancient Greek ἔμφυτος, from Ancient Greek ἐμφύω, from Ancient Greek φύω — he, she.
imputativeness (English): The quality of being imputative
Definitions
- The quality of being imputative
Ancestry of “imputativeness”, step by step
imputativeness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English imputative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | imputative | Of, related, or pertaining to imputation |
| 2 | English | impute | To attribute or ascribe to a cause or source; To... |
| 3 | Old French | imputer | — |
| 4 | Latin | imputo | I reckon, charge, enter into the account; I... |
| 5 | Latin | inpotus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἔμφυτος | inborn, natural; planted; implanted |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐμφύω | to implant, graft; fix firmly, securely, deeply |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
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 |