Where does “interferingness” come from?
interferingness (English) comes from English interfering, from English interfere, from Old French entreferir, from Old French entre, from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.
interferingness (English): The quality of being interfering
Definitions
- The quality of being interfering
Ancestry of “interferingness”, step by step
interferingness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English interfering
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | interfering | present participle of interfere; interference |
| 2 | English | interfere | To get involved or involve oneself, causing... |
| 3 | Old French | entreferir | to hit one another |
| 4 | Old French | entre | among; amongst |
| 5 | Latin | inter | between, among; during, while |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |
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 |