Where does “inalterableness” come from?
inalterableness (English) comes from English inalterable, from English alterable, from English alter, from Old French alterer, from Medieval Latin alterare, from Latin alter, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élteros, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.
inalterableness (English): The state or quality of being inalterable
Definitions
- The state or quality of being inalterable
Ancestry of “inalterableness”, step by step
inalterableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inalterable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inalterable | That cannot be altered |
| 2 | English | alterable | Capable of being changed, changeable, mutable;... |
| 3 | English | alter | To change the form or structure of; To become... |
| 4 | Old French | alterer | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | alterare | to make other; present active infinitive of... |
| 6 | Latin | alter | the other, the second; the one...the other |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élteros | other , second |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |
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 |