Where does “intricateness” come from?
intricateness (English) comes from English intricate, from Latin intricatus, from Latin intrīcō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
intricateness (English): The state or quality of being intricate;...
Definitions
- The state or quality of being intricate;...
Ancestry of “intricateness”, step by step
intricateness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English intricate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intricate | Having a great deal of fine detail or complexity;... |
| 2 | Latin | intricatus | entangled; intricate, complex |
| 3 | Latin | intrīcō | to entangle, perplex, embarrass |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
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 |