Where does “manipulativeness” come from?
manipulativeness (English) comes from English manipulative, from English manipulate, from English manipulation, from French manipulation, from French -tion, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
manipulativeness (English): Quality of being manipulative
Definitions
- Quality of being manipulative
Ancestry of “manipulativeness”, step by step
manipulativeness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English manipulative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | manipulative | Using manipulation purposefully; Tending to... |
| 2 | English | manipulate | To move, arrange or operate something using the... |
| 3 | English | manipulation | The practice of manipulating or the state of... |
| 4 | French | manipulation | manipulation |
| 5 | French | -tion | Used to indicate action, condition, result or... |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | 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 |