Where does “penetrableness” come from?
penetrableness (English) comes from English penetrable, from Middle English penetrable, from Old French penetrable, from Medieval Latin penetrabilis, from Latin penetro, from Latin penes, from Proto-Italic penets, from Proto-Indo-European pen-et-s — bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,...
penetrableness (English): The quality of being penetrable
Definitions
- The quality of being penetrable
Ancestry of “penetrableness”, step by step
penetrableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English penetrable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | penetrable | Capable of being penetrated, entered, or pierced.... |
| 2 | Middle English | penetrable | — |
| 3 | Old French | penetrable | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | penetrabilis | penetrable; piercing |
| 5 | Latin | penetro | I enter; I penetrate |
| 6 | Latin | penes | Under one's government or command; In one's... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | penets | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pen-et-s | food |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pen- | bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,... |
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 |