Where does “iterativeness” come from?
iterativeness (English) comes from English iterative, from French itératif, from Latin iterativus, from Latin iteratus, from Latin iterō, from Latin iterum, from Proto-Indo-European i-tero-, from Proto-Indo-European éy.
iterativeness (English): The quality of being iterative
Definitions
- The quality of being iterative
Ancestry of “iterativeness”, step by step
iterativeness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English iterative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | iterative | Of a procedure that involves repetition of steps (iteration) to achieve the desired outcome; in computing this may involve a mechanism such as a loop |
| 2 | French | itératif | iterative |
| 3 | Latin | iterativus | — |
| 4 | Latin | iteratus | repeated |
| 5 | Latin | iterō | to do a second time, repeat, renew |
| 6 | Latin | iterum | again, anew; a second time |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | i-tero- | other |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | éy | the; demonstrative pronoun; this one, he |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁e- | — |
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 |