Where does “deleteriousness” come from?
deleteriousness (English) comes from English deleterious, from Medieval Latin deleterius, from Ancient Greek δηλητήριος, from Ancient Greek δηλητήρ, from Ancient Greek -τήρ, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
deleteriousness (English): The quality of being deleterious
Definitions
- The quality of being deleterious
Ancestry of “deleteriousness”, step by step
deleteriousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English deleterious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deleterious | Harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way;... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | deleterius | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δηλητήριος | harmful, damaging, destructive; mischievous |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δηλητήρ | destroyer |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τήρ | Added to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
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 |