Where does “interiorness” come from?
interiorness (English) comes from English interior, from Latin interior, from Latin interus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros, from Proto-Indo-European -teros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
interiorness (English): Quality of being interior
Definitions
- Quality of being interior
Ancestry of “interiorness”, step by step
interiorness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English interior
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | interior | Within any limits, enclosure, or substance;... |
| 2 | Latin | interior | inner, interior; nearer |
| 3 | Latin | interus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |
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 |