Where does “interpretableness” come from?
interpretableness (English) comes from English interpretable, from Latin interpretābilis, from Latin interpretor, from Latin interpres, from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.
interpretableness (English): The quality of being interpretable
Definitions
- The quality of being interpretable
Ancestry of “interpretableness”, step by step
interpretableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English interpretable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | interpretable | Capable of being interpreted or explained |
| 2 | Latin | interpretābilis | explicable |
| 3 | Latin | interpretor | I explain or expound; I interpret or translate; I... |
| 4 | Latin | interpres | An agent between two parties; broker, negotiator,... |
| 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 |