Where does “susceptibleness” come from?
susceptibleness (English) comes from English susceptible, from Late Latin susceptibilis, from Latin susceptus, from Latin suscipio, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
susceptibleness (English): The quality of being susceptible
Definitions
- The quality of being susceptible
Ancestry of “susceptibleness”, step by step
susceptibleness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English susceptible
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | susceptible | likely to be affected by something; easily... |
| 2 | Late Latin | susceptibilis | acceptable; susceptible |
| 3 | Latin | susceptus | taken up, having been taken up, acknowledged,... |
| 4 | Latin | suscipio | I take up, acknowledge; I undertake, assume,... |
| 5 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
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 |