Where does “irregularness” come from?
irregularness (English) comes from English irregular, from Old French irreguler, from Latin irrēgulāris, from Latin rēgulāris, from Latin rēgula, from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
irregularness (English): Quality of being irregular
Definitions
- Quality of being irregular
Ancestry of “irregularness”, step by step
irregularness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English irregular
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | irregular | nonstandard; not conforming to rules or... |
| 2 | Old French | irreguler | — |
| 3 | Latin | irrēgulāris | irregular, unusual |
| 4 | Latin | rēgulāris | ductile (able to be formed into a bar) |
| 5 | Latin | rēgula | rule, bar |
| 6 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
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 |