Where does “fastuousness” come from?
fastuousness (English) comes from English fastuous, from Latin fastuosus, from Latin fastus, from Latin fas, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
fastuousness (English): haughtiness; pride
Definitions
- haughtiness; pride
Ancestry of “fastuousness”, step by step
fastuousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fastuous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fastuous | proud; haughty; disdainful |
| 2 | Latin | fastuosus | — |
| 3 | Latin | fastus | allowed; A day on which courts sat; court... |
| 4 | Latin | fas | dictates of religion, divine law (opp. iūs, human law), or an obligation thereunder |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂os | utterance, saying |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
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 |