Where does “supernaturalness” come from?
supernaturalness (English) comes from English Supernatural, from Middle English supernatural, from Middle French supernaturel, from Latin supernātūrālis, from Latin nātūrālis, from Latin nātūra, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
supernaturalness (English): The quality of being supernatural
Definitions
- The quality of being supernatural
Ancestry of “supernaturalness”, step by step
supernaturalness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Supernatural
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Supernatural | Above nature; beyond or added to nature, often so considered because it is given by a deity or some force beyond that with which humans are born |
| 2 | Middle English | supernatural | Deity-related; from God |
| 3 | Middle French | supernaturel | — |
| 4 | Latin | supernātūrālis | supernatural |
| 5 | Latin | nātūrālis | natural by birth, legitimate |
| 6 | Latin | nātūra | the nature, quality, substance or essence of a thing |
| 7 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 8 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
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 |