Where does “seasonableness” come from?
seasonableness (English) comes from English seasonable, from English season, from French assaisonner, from French saison, from Old French saison, from Latin satiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
seasonableness (English): The state or quality of being seasonable
Definitions
- The state or quality of being seasonable
Ancestry of “seasonableness”, step by step
seasonableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English seasonable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | seasonable | Opportune; occurring at an appropriate or... |
| 2 | English | season | Each of the four divisions of a year: spring,... |
| 3 | French | assaisonner | to season |
| 4 | French | saison | season |
| 5 | Old French | saison | season |
| 6 | Latin | satiō | to satisfy |
| 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 |