Where does “tertiariness” come from?
tertiariness (English) comes from English Tertiary, from Latin tertiārius, from Latin tertius, from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
tertiariness (English): The state of being tertiary
Definitions
- The state of being tertiary
Ancestry of “tertiariness”, step by step
tertiariness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Tertiary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Tertiary | Of or pertaining to the first part of the... |
| 2 | Latin | tertiārius | containing a third part |
| 3 | Latin | tertius | third, the ordinal number after secundus and... |
| 4 | Latin | trēs | three; 3 |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | trēs | three |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
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 |