Where does “perpetualness” come from?
perpetualness (English) comes from English perpetual, from Old French perpetuel, from Latin perpetualis, from Latin perpetuus, from Latin -uus, from Proto-Italic *-wos, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
perpetualness (English): Quality of being perpetual
Definitions
- Quality of being perpetual
Ancestry of “perpetualness”, step by step
perpetualness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English perpetual
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | perpetual | Lasting forever, or for an indefinitely long... |
| 2 | Old French | perpetuel | — |
| 3 | Latin | perpetualis | that holds everywhere, universal, general |
| 4 | Latin | perpetuus | perpetual, continuous, uninterrupted, constant,... |
| 5 | Latin | -uus | forms adjectives on verbal stems |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-wos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
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 |