Where does “perpendicularness” come from?
perpendicularness (English) comes from English perpendicular, from Middle French perpendiculaire, from Old French perpendiculer, from Latin perpendiculum, from Latin -culum, from Proto-Italic -klom, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
perpendicularness (English): Quality of being perpendicular
Definitions
- Quality of being perpendicular
Ancestry of “perpendicularness”, step by step
perpendicularness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English perpendicular
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | perpendicular | at or forming a right angle; Exactly upright;... |
| 2 | Middle French | perpendiculaire | — |
| 3 | Old French | perpendiculer | — |
| 4 | Latin | perpendiculum | plumbline, plummet |
| 5 | Latin | -culum | nominative neuter singular of -culus; accusative... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -klom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
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 |