Where does “flexuousness” come from?
flexuousness (English) comes from English flexuous, from Latin flexuosus, from Latin flexus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
flexuousness (English): The state or condition of being flexuous
Definitions
- The state or condition of being flexuous
Ancestry of “flexuousness”, step by step
flexuousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English flexuous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flexuous | winding from side to side; sinuous |
| 2 | Latin | flexuosus | tortuous, flexuous, crooked; sinuous, winding,... |
| 3 | Latin | flexus | a bending, turning, winding; a transition,... |
| 4 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb 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 |