Where does “temptingness” come from?
temptingness (English) comes from English tempting, 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.
temptingness (English): The quality of being tempting; allure
Definitions
- The quality of being tempting; allure
Ancestry of “temptingness”, step by step
temptingness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tempting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tempting | Attractive, appealing, enticing; Seductive,... |
| 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 |