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Where does “transitiveness” come from?

transitiveness (English) comes from English transitive, from Latin trānsitīvus, from Latin trānsitus, from Latin trānseō, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn — smoke; mist, haze.

transitiveness (English): The quality of being transitive

Definitions

  1. The quality of being transitive

Ancestry of “transitiveness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtransitiveMaking a transit or passage; Affected by...
2Latintrānsitīvus—
3Latintrānsitus—
4Latintrānseō—
5Latintrāns—
6LatinPadus—
7LeponticBodincus—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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