Where does “influentialness” come from?
influentialness (English) comes from English influential, from Medieval Latin influentialis, from Latin influentia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
influentialness (English): The quality of being influential; influence
Definitions
- The quality of being influential; influence
Ancestry of “influentialness”, step by step
influentialness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English influential
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | influential | Having or exerting influence; A person who has... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | influentialis | — |
| 3 | Latin | influentia | influence |
| 4 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
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 |