Where does “remissness” come from?
Remissness comes from Middle English -nesse combined with Latin remissus (slack, negligent), derived from Latin remitto (to slacken or send back).
remissness (English): The characteristic of being remiss
Definitions
- The characteristic of being remiss
Ancestry of “remissness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | remiss | At fault; failing to fulfill responsibility,... |
| 2 | Middle English | remisse | — |
| 3 | Latin | remissus | sent back, remitted; relaxed; remiss |
| 4 | Latin | remitto | to send back, to remit, to throw back; to relax,... |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |