Where does “engrossingness” come from?
engrossingness (English) comes from English engrossing, from English engross, from Middle English engrossen, from Anglo-Norman French engrosser, from Medieval Latin ingrossō, from Latin grossus, from Old High German grōz, from Proto-West Germanic graut — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
engrossingness (English): The quality of being engrossing
Definitions
- The quality of being engrossing
Ancestry of “engrossingness”, step by step
engrossingness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English engrossing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | engrossing | Utterly consuming one's time and attention;... |
| 2 | English | engross | To write in large, aesthetic, and legible... |
| 3 | Middle English | engrossen | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman French | engrosser | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | ingrossō | — |
| 6 | Latin | grossus | coarse, unrefined; young, green, immature; thick,... |
| 7 | Old High German | grōz | big, large, thick; great; large, thick, coarse |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | graut | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | grautaz | coarse, crude; big, large |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
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 |