Where does “ponderableness” come from?
ponderableness (English) comes from English ponderable, from English ponder, from Latin pondus, from Proto-Italic pondos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-os, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.
ponderableness (English): The state or quality of being ponderable
Definitions
- The state or quality of being ponderable
Ancestry of “ponderableness”, step by step
ponderableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ponderable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ponderable | Having a detectable amount of matter; having a... |
| 2 | English | ponder | To wonder, think of deeply |
| 3 | Latin | pondus | weight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | pondos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pénd-os | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
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 |