Where does “preferableness” come from?
preferableness (English) comes from English preferable, from English prefer, from Middle English preferren, from Anglo-Norman preferer, from Latin praefero, from Proto-Italic praiferō.
preferableness (English): The quality or state of being preferable
Definitions
- The quality or state of being preferable
Ancestry of “preferableness”, step by step
preferableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English preferable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | preferable | Better than some other option; preferred |
| 2 | English | prefer | To be in the habit of choosing something rather... |
| 3 | Middle English | preferren | prefer to favor |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | preferer | to prefer; to prioritize |
| 5 | Latin | praefero | I bear, hold or carry before or forth; I carry... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | praiferō | — |
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 |