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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

  1. The quality or state of being manifest or obvious

Ancestry of “manifestness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmanifestEvident to the senses, especially to the sight;...
2Middle Frenchmanifeste—
3Latinmanifestusapparent, palpable, manifest, evident, plain
4Latininfestusunsafe, dangerous; hostile, aggressive;...
5Latininfendostrike
6LatinfendoI hit; I thrust
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—
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