Where does “possibleness” come from?
possibleness (English) comes from English possible, from Middle English possible, from Old French possible, from Latin possibilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
possibleness (English): Quality of being possible
Definitions
- Quality of being possible
Ancestry of “possibleness”, step by step
possibleness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English possible
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | possible | Able but not certain to happen; neither... |
| 2 | Middle English | possible | — |
| 3 | Old French | possible | — |
| 4 | Latin | possibilis | possible, that may exist, that may be done |
| 5 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |
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 |