Where does “nameableness” come from?
nameableness (English) comes from English nameable, from English ñame, from Middle English name, from Old English nama, from Proto-West Germanic namō, from Proto-Germanic namô, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.
nameableness (English): The quality of being nameable
Definitions
- The quality of being nameable
Ancestry of “nameableness”, step by step
nameableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nameable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nameable | Capable of being distinguished and named; able to... |
| 2 | English | ñame | Synonym of name |
| 3 | Middle English | name | name |
| 4 | Old English | nama | name; noun |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | namō | name |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | namô | name |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |
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 |