dexterousness

Questions

What does dexterousness mean?

The state or quality of being dexterous.

Where does dexterousness come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱs Proto-Indo-European *deḱs-terósder. Proto-Italic *deksteros Latin dexter Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English dexterous 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 dexterousness From dexterous + -ness.

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