Where does “indelibleness” come from?
indelibleness (English) comes from English indelible, from Latin indelebilis, from Latin delebilis, from Latin dēleō, from Latin oleō, from Proto-Italic oleō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oléye-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.
indelibleness (English): Quality of being indelible
Definitions
- Quality of being indelible
Ancestry of “indelibleness”, step by step
indelibleness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English indelible
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | indelible | Having the quality of being difficult to delete,... |
| 2 | Latin | indelebilis | indestructible |
| 3 | Latin | delebilis | destructible, destroyable |
| 4 | Latin | dēleō | to destroy, raze, annihilate |
| 5 | Latin | oleō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | oleō | to stoke a fire by burning a sacrifice |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂oléye- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
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 |