Where does “revocableness” come from?
revocableness (English) comes from English revocable, from Middle French révocable, from Old French revocable, from Latin revocabilis, from Latin revocō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
revocableness (English): The quality of being revocable
Definitions
- The quality of being revocable
Ancestry of “revocableness”, step by step
revocableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English revocable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | revocable | Having the ability of being revoked; capable of... |
| 2 | Middle French | révocable | — |
| 3 | Old French | revocable | — |
| 4 | Latin | revocabilis | revocable, withdrawable, recallable |
| 5 | Latin | revocō | to recall (troops, etc.), to call back |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | 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 |