Where does “interrogativeness” come from?
interrogativeness (English) comes from English interrogative, from Latin interrogativus, from Latin interrogō, from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.
interrogativeness (English): The state or condition of being interrogative
Definitions
- The state or condition of being interrogative
Ancestry of “interrogativeness”, step by step
interrogativeness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English interrogative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | interrogative | Asking or denoting a question: as, an... |
| 2 | Latin | interrogativus | Of or pertaining to a question; interrogative |
| 3 | Latin | interrogō | to ask, question, inquire, interrogate, to seek information from |
| 4 | Latin | inter | between, among; during, while |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 6 | 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 |