Where does “prescriptiveness” come from?
prescriptiveness (English) comes from English prescriptive, from Latin praescriptivus, from Latin praescript-, from Latin praescribere, from Latin praescribo, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- — passed , crossed.
prescriptiveness (English): The state or condition of being prescriptive
Definitions
- The state or condition of being prescriptive
Ancestry of “prescriptiveness”, step by step
prescriptiveness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prescriptive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prescriptive | Of or pertaining to prescribing or enjoining,... |
| 2 | Latin | praescriptivus | relating to a legal exception |
| 3 | Latin | praescript- | directed in writing |
| 4 | Latin | praescribere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | praescribo | I write in front; I prefix; I order, appoint,... |
| 6 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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 |