Where does “lifelongness” come from?
lifelongness (English) comes from English lifelong, from English -long, from English long, from English longitude, from Old French longitude, from Latin longitūdō, from Latin longus, from Latin -ē — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
lifelongness (English): The quality of being lifelong
Definitions
- The quality of being lifelong
Ancestry of “lifelongness”, step by step
lifelongness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lifelong
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lifelong | Extending for the entire duration of life |
| 2 | English | -long | Forms adjectives indicating duration when... |
| 3 | English | long | Having much distance from one terminating point... |
| 4 | English | longitude | Angular distance measured west or east of the... |
| 5 | Old French | longitude | — |
| 6 | Latin | longitūdō | length, longitude; longness |
| 7 | Latin | longus | far, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,... |
| 8 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |