Where does “permanentness” come from?
permanentness (English) comes from English permanent, from Latin permanēns, from Latin permaneo, from Latin per-, from Proto-Italic peri-.
permanentness (English): The quality of being permanent
Definitions
- The quality of being permanent
Ancestry of “permanentness”, step by step
permanentness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English permanent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | permanent | Without end, eternal; Lasting for an indefinitely... |
| 2 | Latin | permanēns | lasting, continuing, ongoing |
| 3 | Latin | permaneo | I stay to the end, hold out, endure; last,... |
| 4 | Latin | per- | Used to make adjectives or verbs that are "very"... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | peri- | — |
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 |