Where does “indicativeness” come from?
indicativeness (English) comes from English Indicative, from Middle French indicatif, from Late Latin indicativus, from Latin indico, from Latin in-, from Latin in, from Old Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
indicativeness (English): The state or condition of being indicative
Definitions
- The state or condition of being indicative
Ancestry of “indicativeness”, step by step
indicativeness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Indicative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Indicative | Serving as a sign, indication or suggestion of something |
| 2 | Middle French | indicatif | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | indicativus | indicative |
| 4 | Latin | indico | I indicate, point out; show, declare; I reveal,... |
| 5 | Latin | in- | un-, non-, not; in, within, inside |
| 6 | Latin | in | in, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,... |
| 7 | Old Latin | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | 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 |