Where does “temptableness” come from?
temptableness (English) comes from English temptable, from English tempt, from Middle English tempten, from Old French tempter, from Latin temptō, from Latin tendō, from Ancient Greek τένων, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
temptableness (English): The state or quality of being temptable
Definitions
- The state or quality of being temptable
Ancestry of “temptableness”, step by step
temptableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English temptable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | temptable | Capable of being tempted; liable to be tempted |
| 2 | English | tempt | To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by... |
| 3 | Middle English | tempten | to tempt |
| 4 | Old French | tempter | to tempt; to act as a temptation |
| 5 | Latin | temptō | to test the strength; to make an attack upon |
| 6 | Latin | tendō | to stretch, stretch out, distend, extend |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τένων | tendon, sinew |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
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 |