Where does “aestheticalness” come from?
aestheticalness (English) comes from English aesthetical, from English æsthetic, from German Ästhetik, from French esthétique, from New Latin aesthēticus, from Ancient Greek αἰσθητικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός — -y, -ic.
aestheticalness (English): The quality of being aesthetic
Definitions
- The quality of being aesthetic
Ancestry of “aestheticalness”, step by step
aestheticalness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English aesthetical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | aesthetical | Of or pertaining to aesthetics; Of or pertaining... |
| 2 | English | æsthetic | Dated spelling of aesthetic |
| 3 | German | Ästhetik | aesthetics; aesthetic; sense of beauty |
| 4 | French | esthétique | aesthetic; aesthetics |
| 5 | New Latin | aesthēticus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αἰσθητικός | of or for perception of the senses; sensitive,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
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 |