" miscellaneousness "

[Adjective]  | "mis*cel*la*neous" | \ ˌmi-sə-ˈlā-nē-əs \

1: consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous

2: having various traits

3: dealing with or interested in diverse subjects

Origin: 1637 ;

 Latin miscellāneus "combining various elements, mixed" (from miscellus "of mixed type, hybrid, assorted" —of uncertain origin— + -āneus, adjective suffix, probably after collēctāneus "assembled from various sources") + {see: |-ous|-ous};

  * Note : The word miscellus first occurs in the De agri cultura of Cato the Elder, as a modifier of ūva "bunch of grapes" and vītis "vine" to denote an inferior grape variety. On formal grounds it could be a diminutive of *misculus, the presumed base of a Vulgar Latin verb *misculāre "to mix" (see: {meddle|meddle}); *misculus would be a noun, perhaps meaning "mixture," irregularly derived from the base of the verb miscēre "to mix" (see: {mix:1|mix:1}). Alternatively, miscellus could hypothetically be the outcome of *minuscellus, a diminutive of minusculus "rather small" (see: {minuscule:1|minuscule:1}), with loss of the pretonic syllable by syncope and subsequent loss of the nasal consonant. A phonetic parallel would be the development of Late Latin mīsterium from ministerium (see: {mystery:2|mystery:2}). The meaning "very small," hence "insignificant," would better fit Cato's inferior grape variety than "mixed," as a mixture of grapes does not see:m to come into question. The later sense "of mixed type" would be the result of association of miscellus with miscēre. (See M. Leumann, "Lateinische Etymologien und Bedeutungen," Glotta, 11. Band [1921], pp. 190-92.) For more on the suffix -āneus see: the etymology and note at {spontaneous|spontaneous}.;

[Noun]  | "miscellaneousness" 

[Adjective]  | "miscellaneous"