Where does “instantness” come from?
instantness (English) comes from English instant, from Middle English instant, from Old French instant, from Latin īnstāns, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
instantness (English): Quality of being instant
Definitions
- Quality of being instant
Ancestry of “instantness”, step by step
instantness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English instant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | instant | A very short period of time; a moment; A single,... |
| 2 | Middle English | instant | infinitely short period of time |
| 3 | Old French | instant | assiduous, at hand |
| 4 | Latin | īnstāns | standing or pressing upon |
| 5 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
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 |