Where does “transitionalness” come from?
transitionalness (English) comes from English transitional, from English transition, from Middle French transition, from Latin transitio, from Latin itio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
transitionalness (English): The quality of being transitional
Definitions
- The quality of being transitional
Ancestry of “transitionalness”, step by step
transitionalness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English transitional
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transitional | of, or relating to a transition; temporary;... |
| 2 | English | transition | The process of change from one form, state, style... |
| 3 | Middle French | transition | — |
| 4 | Latin | transitio | transit, transition, passage; desertion;... |
| 5 | Latin | itio | a going, walking, travelling |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |