Where does “short-termness” come from?
short-termness (English) comes from English short-term, from English term, from English terminal, from French terminal, from Latin terminalis, from Latin Terminus, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine — boundary, end.
short-termness (English): The state, quality, or condition of being...
Definitions
- The state, quality, or condition of being...
Ancestry of “short-termness”, step by step
short-termness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English short-term
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | short-term | of or pertaining to the near or immediate future;... |
| 2 | English | term | That which limits the extent of anything; limit,... |
| 3 | English | terminal | A building in an airport where passengers... |
| 4 | French | terminal | terminal |
| 5 | Latin | terminalis | boundary; terminal; final, concluding |
| 6 | Latin | Terminus | the deity presiding over boundaries; a personification of the term terminus |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 8 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 9 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |
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 |