Where does “close-grainedness” come from?
close-grainedness (English) comes from English close-grained, from English grained, from English ED, from Japanese エンディング, from English ending, from Middle English ending, from Middle English endyng, from Old English endung — on, onto.
close-grainedness (English): The state or quality of being close-grained
Definitions
- The state or quality of being close-grained
Ancestry of “close-grainedness”, step by step
close-grainedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English close-grained
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | close-grained | Of material, especially wood or stone, having a dense, compact structure featuring fine texture and narrow growth rings or small cells |
| 2 | English | grained | simple past tense and past participle of grain;... |
| 3 | English | ED | Initialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of... |
| 4 | Japanese | エンディング | ending, especially of a broadcast or performance |
| 5 | English | ending | A termination or conclusion; The last part of... |
| 6 | Middle English | ending | Alternative form of endyng |
| 7 | Middle English | endyng | An ending, termination, or conclusion;... |
| 8 | Old English | endung | ending |
| 9 | Old English | endian | to end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | andijōną | to end, bring to an end, finish |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
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 |