Where does “subjunctiveness” come from?
subjunctiveness (English) comes from English subjunctive, from Latin subjunctīvus, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
subjunctiveness (English): The quality of being subjunctive
Definitions
- The quality of being subjunctive
Ancestry of “subjunctiveness”, step by step
subjunctiveness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English subjunctive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | subjunctive | Inflected to indicate that an act or state of... |
| 2 | Latin | subjunctīvus | — |
| 3 | Latin | -īvus | Adjective suffix |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
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 |