Where does “airtightness” come from?
airtightness (English) comes from English airtight, from English aïr, from Middle English aire, from Old French air, from Latin āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ, from Ancient Greek auhḗr.
airtightness (English): The quality of being airtight
Definitions
- The quality of being airtight
Ancestry of “airtightness”, step by step
airtightness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English airtight
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | airtight | Impermeable to air or other gases; Having no weak... |
| 2 | English | aïr | — |
| 3 | Middle English | aire | air |
| 4 | Old French | air | air mixture of gases that make up the earth's atmosphere |
| 5 | Latin | āēr | air |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀήρ | mist; air; wind |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | auhḗr | — |
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 |