Where does “pejorativeness” come from?
pejorativeness (English) comes from English pejorative, from Latin pēiōrātus, from Latin pēior, from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.
pejorativeness (English): The quality of being pejorative
Definitions
- The quality of being pejorative
Ancestry of “pejorativeness”, step by step
pejorativeness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pejorative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pejorative | Disparaging, belittling or derogatory; A... |
| 2 | Latin | pēiōrātus | — |
| 3 | Latin | pēior | worse |
| 4 | Latin | malus | unpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μηλέα | apple tree |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μῆλον | apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meh₁l- | small animal”; small animal |
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 |