Where does “semiampleness” come from?
semiampleness (English) comes from English semiample, from English ample, from Middle English ample, from Middle French ample, from Old French ample, from Latin amplus, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
semiampleness (English): The quality of being semiample
Definitions
- The quality of being semiample
Ancestry of “semiampleness”, step by step
semiampleness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English semiample
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | semiample | Having a positive multiple that is generated by... |
| 2 | English | ample | Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk;... |
| 3 | Middle English | ample | ample, copious, profuse |
| 4 | Middle French | ample | — |
| 5 | Old French | ample | — |
| 6 | Latin | amplus | large, spacious, roomy; abundant, ample;... |
| 7 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |
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 |