Where does “purposiveness” come from?
Purposiveness derives from English purpose plus the suffix -nes, tracing through Old English -nes, Latin -ivus, and Latin pono meaning "to place," with roots in Proto-Indo-European pro- and bʰuH-.
purposiveness (English): The state or condition of being purposive
Definitions
- The state or condition of being purposive
Ancestry of “purposiveness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | purposive | Serving a particular purpose; adapted to a given... |
| 2 | English | purpose | An objective to be reached; a target; an aim; a... |
| 3 | Middle English | purposen | — |
| 4 | Old French | purposer | to propose; to make a proposition |
| 5 | Latin | prōpōnere | — |