Where does “veritableness” come from?
veritableness (English) comes from English veritable, from Middle French véritable, from Old French veritable, from Latin vēritābilis, from Latin vēritās, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
veritableness (English): The quality of being veritable
Definitions
- The quality of being veritable
Ancestry of “veritableness”, step by step
veritableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English veritable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | veritable | True; genuine |
| 2 | Middle French | véritable | true; real; not fake |
| 3 | Old French | veritable | true; real; not fake |
| 4 | Latin | vēritābilis | — |
| 5 | Latin | vēritās | truth, truthfulness, verity |
| 6 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
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 |