Where does “successfulness” come from?
successfulness (English) comes from English successful, from English success, from Italian successo, from Latin successus, from Latin succēdere, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó.
successfulness (English): The state or condition of being successful
Definitions
- The state or condition of being successful
Ancestry of “successfulness”, step by step
successfulness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English successful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | successful | Resulting in success; assuring, or promoting,... |
| 2 | English | success | The achievement of one's aim or goal; Financial... |
| 3 | Italian | successo | success |
| 4 | Latin | successus | course, flow (of time), approach |
| 5 | Latin | succēdere | — |
| 6 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | supo | under |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
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 |