Where does “fissiparousness” come from?
fissiparousness (English) comes from English fissiparous, from Latin fissiparus, from Latin fissus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰidtós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.
fissiparousness (English): The quality of being fissiparous
Definitions
- The quality of being fissiparous
Ancestry of “fissiparousness”, step by step
fissiparousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fissiparous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fissiparous | Factious, tending to break into pieces; Causing... |
| 2 | Latin | fissiparus | — |
| 3 | Latin | fissus | split, cloven |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰidtós | split, cloven |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |
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 |