Where does “maternalness” come from?
maternalness (English) comes from English maternal, from Middle English maternal, from Middle French maternel, from Latin māternus, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
maternalness (English): Quality of being maternal
Definitions
- Quality of being maternal
Ancestry of “maternalness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | maternal | Of or pertaining to a mother; having the... |
| 2 | Middle English | maternal | — |
| 3 | Middle French | maternel | maternal |
| 4 | Latin | māternus | — |
| 5 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -nos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |