Where does “severality” come from?

severality (English) comes from English ity, from Ingrian -u — Used to form nouns from verbs.

severality (English): The state or property of being several

Definitions

  1. The state or property of being several

Ancestry of “severality”, step by step

severality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ity

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishity—
2Ingrian-uUsed to form nouns from verbs

via English ſeveral

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishſeveralSeparate, distinct; particular
Every word from Ingrian -u →