Where does “questionableness” come from?
questionableness (English) comes from English questionable, from English question, from French questionner, from French question, from Old French question, from Latin quaestiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
questionableness (English): The state or condition of being questionable;...
Definitions
- The state or condition of being questionable;...
Ancestry of “questionableness”, step by step
questionableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English questionable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | questionable | Problematic; open to doubt or challenge; Of... |
| 2 | English | question | A sentence, phrase or word which asks for... |
| 3 | French | questionner | to question, interrogate; to call into question |
| 4 | French | question | a question; a matter or issue; a problem |
| 5 | Old French | question | question (verbal statement intended to elicit a response) |
| 6 | Latin | quaestiō | problem |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |