Where does “necessariness” come from?
necessariness (English) comes from English necessary, from Middle English necessarye, from Old French necessaire, from Latin necessārius, from Latin necesse, from Latin cessus, from Latin cēdō, from Proto-Italic kedō.
necessariness (English): The state or characteristic of being necessary
Definitions
- The state or characteristic of being necessary
Ancestry of “necessariness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | necessary | Required, essential, whether logically... |
| 2 | Middle English | necessarye | — |
| 3 | Old French | necessaire | — |
| 4 | Latin | necessārius | unavoidable, inevitable |
| 5 | Latin | necesse | unavoidable, "particularly" |
| 6 | Latin | cessus | conceded, given up, granted, surrendered,... |
| 7 | Latin | cēdō | to go, move, proceed, go along, move along |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kedō | give here! |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | ke | here |
| 10 | Indo-European | *ḱe | — |