Where does “formidableness” come from?
formidableness (English) comes from English formidable, from Middle French formidable, from Latin formidabilis, from Latin formido, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.
formidableness (English): The quality of being formidable
Definitions
- The quality of being formidable
Ancestry of “formidableness”, step by step
formidableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English formidable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | formidable | Causing fear, dread, awe, or discouragement as a... |
| 2 | Middle French | formidable | — |
| 3 | Latin | formidabilis | Causing or inspiring fear, terrible, frightening,... |
| 4 | Latin | formido | I dread or fear; I am afraid of or for; fear,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |
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 |