Where does “indistinctiveness” come from?
indistinctiveness (English) comes from English indistinctive, from English distinctive, from Latin distinctus, from Latin distinguo, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
indistinctiveness (English): The quality of being indistinctive
Definitions
- The quality of being indistinctive
Ancestry of “indistinctiveness”, step by step
indistinctiveness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English indistinctive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | indistinctive | That has no distinguishing characteristics |
| 2 | English | distinctive | Distinguishing, used to or enabling the... |
| 3 | Latin | distinctus | distinct, separate; definite, lucid |
| 4 | Latin | distinguo | I distinguish, separate, divide or part; I adorn... |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |