Where does “venerableness” come from?
venerableness (English) comes from English venerable, from Middle French vénérable, from Latin venerābilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
venerableness (English): The condition of being venerable
Definitions
- The condition of being venerable
Ancestry of “venerableness”, step by step
venerableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English venerable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | venerable | Commanding respect because of age, dignity,... |
| 2 | Middle French | vénérable | — |
| 3 | Latin | venerābilis | venerable, august |
| 4 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |
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 |