Where does “miscellaneousness” come from?
miscellaneousness (English) comes from English miscellaneous, from Latin miscellāneus, from Latin miscellus, from Latin misceō, from Proto-Italic mikskō, from Proto-Indo-European miḱ-sḱé-, from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
miscellaneousness (English): The quality of being miscellaneous
Definitions
- The quality of being miscellaneous
Ancestry of “miscellaneousness”, step by step
miscellaneousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English miscellaneous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | miscellaneous | Consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts;... |
| 2 | Latin | miscellāneus | mixed; assorted; miscellaneous |
| 3 | Latin | miscellus | an inferior type of grape and the vine producing... |
| 4 | Latin | misceō | to mix; to mingle; to intermingle |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | mikskō | to mix |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | miḱ-sḱé- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meyḱ- | to mix |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
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 |