Where does “performance” come from?
Performance derives from Old French par- combined with -ance, from Latin -antia, a suffix forming nouns from agent adjectives.
performance (English): The act of performing; carrying into execution or...
Definitions
- The act of performing; carrying into execution or...
Ancestry of “performance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ance | Added to an adjective or verb to form a noun... |
| 2 | Middle English | -aunce | Forms nouns indicating states or processes, usually from verbs or other nouns; -ance |
| 3 | Old French | -ance | ance (suffix used to form nouns) |
| 4 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
Words derived from “performance”
- underperformance
- nonperformance
- outperformance
- reperformance
- preperformance
- postperformance
- overperformance
- midperformance
- misperformance
- ultraperformance
- multiperformance
- antiperformance
- autoperformance
- performance
- performance
- パフォーマンス
- performancewear
- performance
- performance
- performance
- coperformance
- cyberformance
- cyberperformance
- informance