Where does “matterfulness” come from?
matterfulness (English) comes from English matterful, from English matter, from Middle English matere, from Anglo-Norman matere, from Latin māteria, from Latin māter, from Proto-Italic mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.
matterfulness (English): The quality of being matterful
Definitions
- The quality of being matterful
Ancestry of “matterfulness”, step by step
matterfulness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English matterful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | matterful | Full of matter or material; pithy; informative |
| 2 | English | matter | Substance, material; A condition, subject or... |
| 3 | Middle English | matere | Matter or stuff; that which things are composed... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | matere | — |
| 5 | Latin | māteria | matter; material; component stuff; substance |
| 6 | Latin | māter | mother female parent |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | mātēr | mother |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |
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 |