Where does “canorousness” come from?
canorousness (English) comes from English canorous, from Latin canorus, from Latin canor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
canorousness (English): The quality of being musical
Definitions
- The quality of being musical
Ancestry of “canorousness”, step by step
canorousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English canorous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | canorous | melodious; resonant |
| 2 | Latin | canorus | of or pertaining to melody; melodious,... |
| 3 | Latin | canor | song, tune; first-person singular present passive... |
| 4 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
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 |