Where does “fricativeness” come from?
fricativeness (English) comes from English fricative, from New Latin fricativus, from Latin fricō, from Latin frio, from Proto-Italic *friāō.
fricativeness (English): The state or condition of being fricative
Definitions
- The state or condition of being fricative
Ancestry of “fricativeness”, step by step
fricativeness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fricative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fricative | Any of several sounds produced by air flowing... |
| 2 | New Latin | fricativus | — |
| 3 | Latin | fricō | to rub |
| 4 | Latin | frio | I crumble, rub, or break into pieces |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *friāō | — |
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 |