Where does “internalness” come from?
internalness (English) comes from English internal, from Middle English internall, from Latin internālis, from Latin internus, from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.
internalness (English): The quality of being internal
Definitions
- The quality of being internal
Ancestry of “internalness”, step by step
internalness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English internal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | internal | inside of something; within the body; concerned... |
| 2 | Middle English | internall | — |
| 3 | Latin | internālis | of or pertaining to the inner part of something; internal |
| 4 | Latin | internus | inward, internal; domestic, civil, internal |
| 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 |