Where does “segregativeness” come from?
segregativeness (English) comes from English segregative, from English segregate, from Latin sēgregātus, from Latin sēgregō, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
segregativeness (English): The quality of being segregative
Definitions
- The quality of being segregative
Ancestry of “segregativeness”, step by step
segregativeness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English segregative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | segregative | Relating to segregation; serving to segregate |
| 2 | English | segregate | Separate; select; Separated from others of the... |
| 3 | Latin | sēgregātus | separated |
| 4 | Latin | sēgregō | to separate, divide |
| 5 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 6 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |
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 |