Where does “inchoativeness” come from?
inchoativeness (English) comes from English inchoative, from Latin inchoativus, from Latin incohativus, from Latin incohatus, from Latin incoho, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
inchoativeness (English): The quality of being inchoative
Definitions
- The quality of being inchoative
Ancestry of “inchoativeness”, step by step
inchoativeness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inchoative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inchoative | At the beginning, still in an unformed state;... |
| 2 | Latin | inchoativus | — |
| 3 | Latin | incohativus | inchoative |
| 4 | Latin | incohatus | just begun, unfinished, having been commenced |
| 5 | Latin | incoho | I begin, commence; I start making, forming; I... |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
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 |