Where does “opportuneness” come from?
opportuneness (English) comes from English opportune, from Middle French opportunité, from Latin opportūnitās, from Latin opportūnus, from Latin Portus, from Proto-Italic portus, from Proto-Indo-European pértus, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
opportuneness (English): the state or condition of being opportune
Definitions
- the state or condition of being opportune
Ancestry of “opportuneness”, step by step
opportuneness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English opportune
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | opportune | Suitable for some particular purpose; At a... |
| 2 | Middle French | opportunité | — |
| 3 | Latin | opportūnitās | convenience, fitness |
| 4 | Latin | opportūnus | suitable |
| 5 | Latin | Portus | ” or, later, “Portus Rōmae”}} Portus large artificial harbour of Ancient Rome |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | portus | harbour |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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 |