Where does “notableness” come from?
notableness (English) comes from English notable, from Middle English notable, from Anglo-Norman notable, from Latin notabilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
notableness (English): The quality of being notable
Definitions
- The quality of being notable
Ancestry of “notableness”, step by step
notableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English notable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | notable | Worthy of note; remarkable; memorable; noted or... |
| 2 | Middle English | notable | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | notable | — |
| 4 | Latin | notabilis | notable, remarkable, extraordinary, memorable |
| 5 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |
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 |