Where does “temporaneousness” come from?
temporaneousness (English) comes from English temporaneous, from Latin temporaneus, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
temporaneousness (English): The quality of being temporaneous
Definitions
- The quality of being temporaneous
Ancestry of “temporaneousness”, step by step
temporaneousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English temporaneous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | temporaneous | temporary |
| 2 | Latin | temporaneus | timely, opportune |
| 3 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; 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 |