Where does “spontaneousness” come from?
spontaneousness (English) comes from English spontaneous, from Latin spontāneus, from Latin -āneus, from Latin -eus, from Proto-Italic *-eos — Forms adjectives indicating being formed out of a material.
spontaneousness (English): The state or condition of being spontaneous;...
Definitions
- The state or condition of being spontaneous;...
Ancestry of “spontaneousness”, step by step
spontaneousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spontaneous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spontaneous | Self-generated; happening without any apparent... |
| 2 | Latin | spontāneus | voluntary, spontaneous |
| 3 | Latin | -āneus | forming adjectives Of or pertaining to; -aneous |
| 4 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-eos | Forms adjectives indicating being formed out of a material |
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 |