Where does “modifiableness” come from?
modifiableness (English) comes from English modifiable, from French modifiable, from French modifier, from Latin modificāre, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
modifiableness (English): Quality of being modifiable
Definitions
- Quality of being modifiable
Ancestry of “modifiableness”, step by step
modifiableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English modifiable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | modifiable | Capable of being modified; subject to... |
| 2 | French | modifiable | modifiable |
| 3 | French | modifier | to change, modify |
| 4 | Latin | modificāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | modus | measure |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |
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 |