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Where does “indirectivity” come from?

indirectivity (English) comes from English indirective, from English in, from Middle English in, from Old English in, from Proto-West Germanic *in.

indirectivity (English): Quality of being indirective

Definitions

  1. Quality of being indirective

Ancestry of “indirectivity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishindirectiveRelating to a construct in some languages that...
2EnglishinUsed to indicate location, inclusion, or position...
3Middle EnglishinAny kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or...
4Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
5Proto-West Germanic*in—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *in →