Where does “tautologicalness” come from?
tautologicalness (English) comes from English tautological, from English tautology, from Late Latin tautologia, from Ancient Greek ταὐτολογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
tautologicalness (English): The quality of being tautological
Definitions
- The quality of being tautological
Ancestry of “tautologicalness”, step by step
tautologicalness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tautological
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tautological | of, relating to, or using tautology; using... |
| 2 | English | tautology | Redundant use of words, a pleonasm, an... |
| 3 | Late Latin | tautologia | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ταὐτολογία | tautology |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning 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 |