Where does “inestimableness” come from?
inestimableness (English) comes from English inestimable, from Middle French inestimable, from Latin inaestimābilis, from Latin aestimabilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
inestimableness (English): The property of being inestimable
Definitions
- The property of being inestimable
Ancestry of “inestimableness”, step by step
inestimableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inestimable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inestimable | Not able to be estimated; not able to be... |
| 2 | Middle French | inestimable | priceless, invaluable; inestimable |
| 3 | Latin | inaestimābilis | that cannot be estimated or judged |
| 4 | Latin | aestimabilis | estimable, valuable, worthy of appraisement |
| 5 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |
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 |