Where does “sporadicalness” come from?
sporadicalness (English) comes from English sporadical, from English sporadic, from French sporadique, from Ancient Greek σποραδικός, from Ancient Greek σποράς, from Ancient Greek σπορά, from Ancient Greek σπείρω, from Proto-Hellenic spéřřō — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
sporadicalness (English): The quality of being sporadical
Definitions
- The quality of being sporadical
Ancestry of “sporadicalness”, step by step
sporadicalness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sporadical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sporadical | sporadic |
| 2 | English | sporadic | occurring in isolated instances; not epidemic;... |
| 3 | French | sporadique | sporadic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σποραδικός | disperse, scattered |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σποράς | scattered, dispersed |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σπορά | seed |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σπείρω | I sow; nominative/accusative/vocative dual of... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | spéřřō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | spéryeti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sper- | to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to... |
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 |