Where does “instinctiveness” come from?
instinctiveness (English) comes from English instinctive, from English instinct, from Latin īnstinctus, from Latin instinguo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
instinctiveness (English): The quality of being instinctive
Definitions
- The quality of being instinctive
Ancestry of “instinctiveness”, step by step
instinctiveness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English instinctive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | instinctive | Related to or prompted by instinct; Driven by... |
| 2 | English | instinct | A natural or inherent impulse or behaviour; An... |
| 3 | Latin | īnstinctus | instigation |
| 4 | Latin | instinguo | to incite, to instigate |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
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 |