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
preventiveness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English preventive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | preventive | Preventing, hindering, or acting as an obstacle... |
| 2 | English | prevent | To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something) |
| 3 | Middle English | preventen | anticipate |
| 4 | Latin | praeventus | anticipated |
| 5 | Latin | praeveniō | to anticipate |
| 6 | Latin | veniō | to come (to a place), come in, arrive, reach |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | gʷenjō | to come |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷm̥yéti | to come |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
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 |