Where does “putativeness” come from?
putativeness (English) comes from English putative, from Middle French putatif, from Latin putātīvus, from Latin putātus, from Latin putō, from Latin putus, from Proto-Indo-European puHtós, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.
putativeness (English): The quality of being putative
Definitions
- The quality of being putative
Ancestry of “putativeness”, step by step
putativeness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English putative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | putative | Commonly believed or deemed to be the case;... |
| 2 | Middle French | putatif | — |
| 3 | Latin | putātīvus | — |
| 4 | Latin | putātus | pruned |
| 5 | Latin | putō | to clean, cleanse |
| 6 | Latin | putus | pure; a boy |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | puHtós | pure, clean |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pewH- | to be clean, pure |
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 |