Where does “bestialness” come from?
bestialness (English) comes from English bestial, from Middle English bestial, from Old French bestial, from Latin bēstiālis, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.
bestialness (English): The quality of being bestial
Definitions
- The quality of being bestial
Ancestry of “bestialness”, step by step
bestialness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bestial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bestial | Beast-like; Cattle |
| 2 | Middle English | bestial | animal of or pertaining to animals |
| 3 | Old French | bestial | bestial (of or relating to a beast) |
| 4 | Latin | bēstiālis | bestial, beast-like |
| 5 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |
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 |