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Where does “militariness” come from?

militariness (English) comes from English military, from Old French militaire, from Latin mīlitāris, from Latin -āris, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis.

militariness (English): The state or condition of being military

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of being military

Ancestry of “militariness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmilitaryCharacteristic of members of the armed forces;...
2Old Frenchmilitaire—
3Latinmīlitāris—
4Latin-āris—
5Latin-ālis—
6Proto-Italic-ālis—
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