Where does “dolorousness” come from?
dolorousness (English) comes from English dolorous, from Middle English dolorous, from Old French dolerous, from Late Latin dolorosus, from Latin dolor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
dolorousness (English): The quality of being dolorous
Definitions
- The quality of being dolorous
Ancestry of “dolorousness”, step by step
dolorousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dolorous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dolorous | Solemnly or ponderously sad |
| 2 | Middle English | dolorous | — |
| 3 | Old French | dolerous | painful |
| 4 | Late Latin | dolorosus | painful; painful; sorrowful; painful; full of... |
| 5 | Latin | dolor | pain, ache, hurt; anguish, grief, sorrow;... |
| 6 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 10 | 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 |