Where does “indentedness” come from?
indentedness (English) comes from English indented, from English indent, from Middle English indenten, from Old French endenter, from Latin dēns, from Italian dente, from Latin dens, from Proto-Italic dents — to eat.
indentedness (English): the state or property of being indented
Definitions
- the state or property of being indented
Ancestry of “indentedness”, step by step
indentedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English indented
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | indented | simple past tense and past participle of indent;... |
| 2 | English | indent | A cut or notch in the margin of anything, or a... |
| 3 | Middle English | indenten | to dent in |
| 4 | Old French | endenter | to provide with teeth |
| 5 | Latin | dēns | a tooth |
| 6 | Italian | dente | tooth; cog, prong |
| 7 | Latin | dens | tooth; a spike, prong, or any tooth-like... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | dents | tooth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
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 |