Where does “appallingness” come from?
appallingness (English) comes from English appalling, from English appall, from Middle English apallen, from Old French apalir, from Old French a, from Latin A, from Etruscan 𐌀, from Ancient Greek ᾱ̔.
appallingness (English): The quality of being appalling
Definitions
- The quality of being appalling
Ancestry of “appallingness”, step by step
appallingness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English appalling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | appalling | present participle of appall; Horrifying and... |
| 2 | English | appall | To fill with horror; to dismay; To make pale; to... |
| 3 | Middle English | apallen | — |
| 4 | Old French | apalir | to become pale; to make pale |
| 5 | Old French | a | to; towards; belonging to |
| 6 | Latin | A | — |
| 7 | Etruscan | 𐌀 | and, also |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ᾱ̔ | — |
| 9 | Phoenician | 𐤀 | ox; aleph; alef |
| 10 | Egyptian | 𓃾 | — |
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 |