Where does “momentaneousness” come from?
momentaneousness (English) comes from English momentaneous, from Latin momentaneus, from Latin mōmentum, from Latin mōvimentum, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
momentaneousness (English): Quality of being momentaneous
Definitions
- Quality of being momentaneous
Ancestry of “momentaneousness”, step by step
momentaneousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English momentaneous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | momentaneous | Of or relating to a grammatical aspect relating... |
| 2 | Latin | momentaneus | short, brief (duration), momentary |
| 3 | Latin | mōmentum | movement, motion, impulse; course |
| 4 | Latin | mōvimentum | movement |
| 5 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 6 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |
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 |