Where does “irreflectiveness” come from?
irreflectiveness (English) comes from English irreflective, from English reflective, from English reflect, from Old French reflecter, from Latin reflectō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
irreflectiveness (English): The quality of being irreflective
Definitions
- The quality of being irreflective
Ancestry of “irreflectiveness”, step by step
irreflectiveness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English irreflective
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | irreflective | Without mental reflection |
| 2 | English | reflective | That reflects, or redirects back to the source;... |
| 3 | English | reflect | To bend back (light, etc.) from a surface |
| 4 | Old French | reflecter | — |
| 5 | Latin | reflectō | to turn back or away; yield; retreat |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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 |