Where does “feloniousness” come from?
feloniousness (English) comes from English felonious, from English felony, from Middle English felony, from Old French felonie, from Old French felon, from Medieval Latin fello, from Frankish fellō, from Proto-Germanic fillô — to pour, flow, float, fly, swim, flee; to pour,...
feloniousness (English): The quality of being felonious
Definitions
- The quality of being felonious
Ancestry of “feloniousness”, step by step
feloniousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English felonious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | felonious | Of, relating to, being, or having the quality of... |
| 2 | English | felony | A serious criminal offense, which, under United... |
| 3 | Middle English | felony | — |
| 4 | Old French | felonie | evil; immoral acts or deeds |
| 5 | Old French | felon | evildoer; wrongdoer; immoral person; bastard;... |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | fello | I suck; I fellate, perform fellatio, suck off;... |
| 7 | Frankish | fellō | evildoer; wicked person |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | fillô | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | faluz | terrible; cruel; bad |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pol- | to pour, flow, float, fly, swim, flee; to pour,... |
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 |