Where does “whereanent” come from?
whereanent (English) comes from English anent, from Middle English anent, from Old English onemn, from Old English enm, from Translingual en, from English ethylenediamine, from English diamine, from English amine.
whereanent (English): Concerning which; relating to which
Definitions
- Concerning which; relating to which
Ancestry of “whereanent”, step by step
whereanent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English anent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anent | Concerning, with regard to, about, in respect to,... |
| 2 | Middle English | anent | — |
| 3 | Old English | onemn | by; near |
| 4 | Old English | enm | — |
| 5 | Translingual | en | — |
| 6 | English | ethylenediamine | The diamine NH-CH-CH-NH that is used in organic... |
| 7 | English | diamine | Any compound containing two amino functional... |
| 8 | English | amine | A functional group formally derived from ammonia... |
| 9 | English | -ine | Of or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;... |
| 10 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 11 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 12 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 13 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 14 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 15 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via English where
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | where | While on the contrary; although; whereas; At or... |
| 2 | Middle English | wher | where |
| 3 | Old English | hwǣr | where |
| 4 | Old English | -a | Ending forming adverbs; nominative masculine... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ō | Creates feminine nouns from roots and stems |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ô | -ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |