Where does “fragrantness” come from?
fragrantness (English) comes from English fragrant, from Latin frāgrāns, from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Italic frāgrāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- — to smell.
fragrantness (English): The quality of being fragrant; fragrance
Definitions
- The quality of being fragrant; fragrance
Ancestry of “fragrantness”, step by step
fragrantness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fragrant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fragrant | Sweet-smelling; having a pleasant scent or... |
| 2 | Latin | frāgrāns | Emitting a smell, smelling; fragrant, sweet scented or smelling |
| 3 | Latin | frāgrō | to emit a smell of, to smell of, to be redolent of, to reek of |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | frāgrāō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₂gro- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₂g- | to smell |
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 |