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

  1. Alternative form of preteritness

Ancestry of “preteriteness”, step by step

preteriteness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English preterite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpreteriteshowing an action at a determined moment in the...
2Middle Englishpreterit
3Old Frenchpreterit
4Latinpraeteritumnominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of...
5LatinpraetereoI pass by or go by; I disregard, neglect, omit or...
6Latinto go, to fare, to move (oneself) (any kind of animate or inanimate motion: walk, ride, sail, fly, etc.)
7Proto-ItalicI go
8Proto-Italicejō
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

via English Ness

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNessAn 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
2Middle Englishnesse
3Old Englishnæsnot, not at all; not; first/third-person singular...
4Proto-Germanicnasjąfoothill; headland; cape
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂snose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éytiEvery word from Proto-Italic ejō