Where does “trivialness” come from?
trivialness (English) comes from English trivial, from Latin trivialis, from Latin trivius, from Latin tri-, from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
trivialness (English): Quality or state of being trivial
Definitions
- Quality or state of being trivial
Ancestry of “trivialness”, step by step
trivialness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English trivial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trivial | Ignorable; of little significance or value;... |
| 2 | Latin | trivialis | common, commonplace, ordinary, trivial |
| 3 | Latin | trivius | of or belonging to crossroad temples |
| 4 | Latin | tri- | three, tri- |
| 5 | Latin | trēs | three; 3 |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | trēs | three |
| 7 | 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 |