Where does “fertileness” come from?
fertileness (English) comes from English fertile, from Old French fertile, from Latin fertilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
fertileness (English): The state or characteristic of being fertile
Definitions
- The state or characteristic of being fertile
Ancestry of “fertileness”, step by step
fertileness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fertile
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fertile | capable of growing abundant crops; productive;... |
| 2 | Old French | fertile | — |
| 3 | Latin | fertilis | fruitful, fertile; productive |
| 4 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
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 |