Where does “colossalness” come from?
colossalness (English) comes from English colossal, from French colossal, from French -ál, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.
colossalness (English): The quality of being colossal
Definitions
- The quality of being colossal
Ancestry of “colossalness”, step by step
colossalness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English colossal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | colossal | Extremely large or on a great scale; Amazingly... |
| 2 | French | colossal | colossal, huge |
| 3 | French | -ál | al; appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form; often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also |
| 4 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 5 | 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 |