Where does “reputableness” come from?
reputableness (English) comes from English reputable, from English repute, from Old French reputer, from Latin reputo, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
reputableness (English): The quality of being reputable
Definitions
- The quality of being reputable
Ancestry of “reputableness”, step by step
reputableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English reputable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | reputable | Having a good reputation; honourable |
| 2 | English | repute | Reputation, especially a good reputation; To... |
| 3 | Old French | reputer | — |
| 4 | Latin | reputo | I count or calculate again; I ponder or reflect |
| 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 |
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 |