Where does “prolateness” come from?
prolateness (English) comes from English prolate, from Latin prolatum, from Latin proferre, from Latin profero, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
prolateness (English): The condition or degree of being prolate
Definitions
- The condition or degree of being prolate
Ancestry of “prolateness”, step by step
prolateness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prolate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prolate | Elongated at the poles; To utter; to pronounce |
| 2 | Latin | prolatum | nominative neuter singular of prōlātus;... |
| 3 | Latin | proferre | present active infinitive of prōferō; bring... |
| 4 | Latin | profero | I bring out, bring forth; I appear, show myself;... |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 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 |