Where does “retentiveness” come from?
retentiveness (English) comes from English retentive, from Middle French rétentif, from Old French retentif, from Medieval Latin retentivus, from Latin retentus, from Latin retineō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
retentiveness (English): the state of being retentive
Definitions
- the state of being retentive
Ancestry of “retentiveness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | retentive | Having power to retain; anal-retentive; That... |
| 2 | Middle French | rétentif | — |
| 3 | Old French | retentif | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | retentivus | — |
| 5 | Latin | retentus | restrained, delayed; repressed; held |
| 6 | Latin | retineō | to keep or hold back, detain, restrain, retain, confine, contain; delay |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |