Where does “preteriteness” come from?
preteriteness (English) comes from English preterite, from Middle English preterit, from Old French preterit, from Latin praeteritum, from Latin praetereo, from Latin eō, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō — to go.
preteriteness (English): Alternative form of preteritness
Definitions
- Alternative form of preteritness
Ancestry of “preteriteness”, step by step
preteriteness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English preterite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | preterite | showing an action at a determined moment in the... |
| 2 | Middle English | preterit | — |
| 3 | Old French | preterit | — |
| 4 | Latin | praeteritum | nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of... |
| 5 | Latin | praetereo | I pass by or go by; I disregard, neglect, omit or... |
| 6 | Latin | eō | to go, to fare, to move (oneself) (any kind of animate or inanimate motion: walk, ride, sail, fly, etc.) |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | eō | I go |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | ejō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |
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 |