Where does “urgentness” come from?
urgentness (English) comes from English urgent, from Middle French urgent, from Latin urgēns, from Latin urgeō, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
urgentness (English): urgency
Definitions
- urgency
Ancestry of “urgentness”, step by step
urgentness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English urgent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | urgent | Requiring immediate attention |
| 2 | Middle French | urgent | pressing, impelling |
| 3 | Latin | urgēns | urging |
| 4 | Latin | urgeō | to press, push, force, drive, urge (forward); to stimulate |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
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 |