Where does “liveableness” come from?
liveableness (English) comes from English liveable, from English livable, from English live, from English -en, from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna- — adjectival suffix.
liveableness (English): The quality of being liveable
Definitions
- The quality of being liveable
Ancestry of “liveableness”, step by step
liveableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English liveable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | liveable | Alternative spelling of livable |
| 2 | English | livable | Endurable, survivable, suitable for living in,... |
| 3 | English | live | To be alive; to have life; To have permanent... |
| 4 | English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 5 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 6 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 7 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 8 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival 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 |