disparateness

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-

Proto-Italic *dis-

Latin dis-

Latin parō

Latin disparō

Latin disparātusder.

Middle French desparatbor.

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Latin disparātusbor.

English disparate

Proto-Germanic *-in-

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti

Proto-Germanic *-ōną

Proto-Germanic *-inōną

Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-

Proto-Germanic *-atjaną

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Proto-Germanic *-þuz

Proto-Germanic *-assuz

Proto-Germanic *-inassuz

Proto-West Germanic *-nassī

Old English -nes

Middle English -nesse

English -ness

English disparateness

From disparate + -ness.

Noun

disparateness (usually uncountable, plural disparatenesses)

1. the degree to which a thing is disparate

   The disparateness of our team was truly our strength.

Related terms

• disparately
• disparity