Where does “initialness” come from?
initialness (English) comes from English initial, from Middle French initial, from Latin initiālis, from Latin initium, from Latin inire, from Latin īre, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō — to go.
initialness (English): The quality of being initial, or coming first
Definitions
- The quality of being initial, or coming first
Ancestry of “initialness”, step by step
initialness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English initial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | initial | Chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to... |
| 2 | Middle French | initial | — |
| 3 | Latin | initiālis | initial, first, incipient |
| 4 | Latin | initium | beginning, start; rites, mysteries |
| 5 | Latin | inire | present active infinitive of ineō; to go in,... |
| 6 | Latin | īre | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | eō | I go |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | ejō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |
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 |