Where does “purposivity” come from?

purposivity (English) comes from English purposive, from English purpose, from Middle English purposen, from Old French purposer, from Latin prōpōnere.

purposivity (English): The state or condition of being purposive

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of being purposive

Ancestry of “purposivity”, step by step

purposivity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English purposive

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpurposiveServing a particular purpose; adapted to a given...
2EnglishpurposeAn objective to be reached; a target; an aim; a...
3Middle Englishpurposen—
4Old Frenchpurposerto propose; to make a proposition
5Latinprōpōnere—

via English ity

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishity—
2Ingrian-uUsed to form nouns from verbs
Every word from Latin prōpōnere →Every word from Old French purposer →Every word from Middle English purposen →