Where does “manifestness” come from?
manifestness (English) comes from English manifest, from Middle French manifeste, from Latin manifestus, from Latin infestus, from Latin infendo, from Latin fendo, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.
manifestness (English): The quality or state of being manifest or obvious
Definitions
- The quality or state of being manifest or obvious
Ancestry of “manifestness”, step by step
manifestness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English manifest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | manifest | Evident to the senses, especially to the sight;... |
| 2 | Middle French | manifeste | — |
| 3 | Latin | manifestus | apparent, palpable, manifest, evident, plain |
| 4 | Latin | infestus | unsafe, dangerous; hostile, aggressive;... |
| 5 | Latin | infendo | strike |
| 6 | Latin | fendo | I hit; I thrust |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |
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 |