Where does “intropunitiveness” come from?
intropunitiveness (English) comes from English intropunitive, from English intro, from English introduction, from Middle English introduccioun, from Old French introduction, from Latin introductionem, from Latin intrōductiō, from Latin intrōdūcō — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
intropunitiveness (English): The condition of being intropunitive
Definitions
- The condition of being intropunitive
Ancestry of “intropunitiveness”, step by step
intropunitiveness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English intropunitive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intropunitive | Tending to punish oneself |
| 2 | English | intro | An introduction; The opening sequence at... |
| 3 | English | introduction | The act or process of introducing; A means, such... |
| 4 | Middle English | introduccioun | — |
| 5 | Old French | introduction | — |
| 6 | Latin | introductionem | accusative singular of intrōductiō |
| 7 | Latin | intrōductiō | innovation |
| 8 | Latin | intrōdūcō | to lead in: to conduct into |
| 9 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 10 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 11 | Latin | interus | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 13 | 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 |