Where does “pluperfectness” come from?
pluperfectness (English) comes from English pluperfect, from Latin plusquamperfectum, from Latin perfectum, from Latin perfectus, from Latin perficiō, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius.
pluperfectness (English): The quality of being pluperfect
Definitions
- The quality of being pluperfect
Ancestry of “pluperfectness”, step by step
pluperfectness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pluperfect
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pluperfect | More than perfect; Pertaining to action completed... |
| 2 | Latin | plusquamperfectum | nominative neuter singular of plūsquamperfectus;... |
| 3 | Latin | perfectum | nominative neuter singular of perfectus |
| 4 | Latin | perfectus | achieved, executed, carried out, finished,... |
| 5 | Latin | perficiō | to finish, complete |
| 6 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 7 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 8 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 9 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
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 |