Where does “preventiveness” come from?
preventiveness (English) comes from English preventive, from English prevent, from Middle English preventen, from Latin praeventus, from Latin praeveniō, from Latin veniō, from Proto-Italic gʷenjō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti — he, she.
preventiveness (English): The quality of being preventive
Definitions
- The quality of being preventive
Ancestry of “preventiveness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | preventive | Preventing, hindering, or acting as an obstacle... |
| 2 | English | prevent | To stop ; to keep from; To take preventative... |
| 3 | Middle English | preventen | anticipate |
| 4 | Latin | praeventus | |
| 5 | Latin | praeveniō | — |
| 6 | Latin | veniō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | gʷenjō | to come |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷm̥yéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |