Where does “lamentableness” come from?
lamentableness (English) comes from English lamentable, from Middle French lamentable, from Latin lāmentābilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
lamentableness (English): The state or characteristic of being lamentable
Definitions
- The state or characteristic of being lamentable
Ancestry of “lamentableness”, step by step
lamentableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lamentable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lamentable | Causing sorrow, distress or regret; deplorable,... |
| 2 | Middle French | lamentable | — |
| 3 | Latin | lāmentābilis | mournful, full of sorrow |
| 4 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |
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 |