Where does “famousness” come from?
famousness (English) comes from English famous, from Middle English famous, from Anglo-Norman famous, from Latin famosus, from Latin -osus, from Old Latin -osos, from Latin ont-to-s, from Latin -o-wont-to-s.
famousness (English): The condition of being famous; fame
Definitions
- The condition of being famous; fame
Ancestry of “famousness”, step by step
famousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English famous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | famous | Well known; In the public eye; To make famous; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | famous | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | famous | — |
| 4 | Latin | famosus | famed, celebrated, noted, renowned, famous;... |
| 5 | Latin | -osus | -ose, -ous; full of, overly, prone to |
| 6 | Old Latin | -osos | accusative masculine plural of -ōsus |
| 7 | Latin | ont-to-s | — |
| 8 | Latin | -o-wont-to-s | — |
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 |