Where does “nascentness” come from?
nascentness (English) comes from English nascent, from Latin nāscēns, from Latin nāscor, from Proto-Italic gnāskōr, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
Ancestry of “nascentness”, step by step
nascentness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nascent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nascent | Emerging; just coming into existence; Describing... |
| 2 | Latin | nāscēns | being born, begotten |
| 3 | Latin | nāscor | to be born, begotten |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | gnāskōr | be born |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
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 |