Where does “irretentiveness” come from?
irretentiveness (English) comes from English irretentive, from English retentive, from Middle French rétentif, from Old French retentif, from Medieval Latin retentivus, from Latin retentus, from Latin retineō, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.
irretentiveness (English): The quality of being irretentive
Definitions
- The quality of being irretentive
Ancestry of “irretentiveness”, step by step
irretentiveness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English irretentive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | irretentive | Not retentive; not apt to retain |
| 2 | English | retentive | Having power to retain; anal-retentive; That... |
| 3 | Middle French | rétentif | — |
| 4 | Old French | retentif | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | retentivus | — |
| 6 | Latin | retentus | restrained, delayed; repressed; held |
| 7 | Latin | retineō | to keep or hold back, detain, restrain, retain, confine, contain; delay |
| 8 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 9 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | 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 |