Where does “bronziness” come from?
bronziness (English) comes from English bronzy, from English bronze, from French bronze, from Italian bronzo, from Italian bronzare, from Romanian bronza, from French bronzer, from French -er — suffix used to form infinitives of first...
bronziness (English): The quality or state of being bronzy
Definitions
- The quality or state of being bronzy
Ancestry of “bronziness”, step by step
bronziness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bronzy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bronzy | Approximately bronze colored |
| 2 | English | bronze | A naturally occurring or man-made alloy of... |
| 3 | French | bronze | bronze metal, work of art |
| 4 | Italian | bronzo | bronze; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 5 | Italian | bronzare | To bronze |
| 6 | Romanian | bronza | to tan |
| 7 | French | bronzer | to tan, brown, catch a tan |
| 8 | French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs |
| 9 | Middle French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;... |
| 10 | Old French | -ier | suffix used to form infinitives of first... |
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 |