Where does “latterness” come from?
latterness (English) comes from English latter, from Old English lætra, from Old English læt, from Proto-Germanic lētaz, from Proto-Germanic lētaną, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- — to be tired.
latterness (English): Quality of being latter
Definitions
- Quality of being latter
Ancestry of “latterness”, step by step
latterness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English latter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | latter | Relating to or being the second of two items;... |
| 2 | Old English | lætra | — |
| 3 | Old English | læt | slow; slack, lax, negligent; late |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lētaz | freeman; bondsman; serf |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lētaną | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁d- | to be tired |
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 |