Where does “irreversibleness” come from?
irreversibleness (English) comes from English irreversible, from English ir-, from Latin ir-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
irreversibleness (English): The state or quality of being irreversible
Definitions
- The state or quality of being irreversible
Ancestry of “irreversibleness”, step by step
irreversibleness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English irreversible
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | irreversible | Incapable of being reversed or turned about or... |
| 2 | English | ir- | Used for expressing negation; not |
| 3 | Latin | ir- | Alternative form of in-; un- |
| 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 |