Where does “nugatoriness” come from?
nugatoriness (English) comes from English nugatory, from Latin nugatorius, from Latin nugator, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
nugatoriness (English): Quality of being nugatory
Definitions
- Quality of being nugatory
Ancestry of “nugatoriness”, step by step
nugatoriness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nugatory
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nugatory | Trivial, trifling or of little importance;... |
| 2 | Latin | nugatorius | nugatory, trifling; worthless, useless |
| 3 | Latin | nugator | jester, joker; second-person singular future... |
| 4 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
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 |