Where does “fudginess” come from?
fudginess (English) comes from English fudgy, from English fudge, from English fadge, from Middle English fagot, from Old French fagot, from Vulgar Latin facus, from Latin fascis, from Latin fasciō — bundle, heap, load.
fudginess (English): The quality of being fudgy
Definitions
- The quality of being fudgy
Ancestry of “fudginess”, step by step
fudginess traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fudgy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fudgy | Resembling fudge, as in flavor or texture; Fuzzy,... |
| 2 | English | fudge | A type of very sweet candy or confection, usually... |
| 3 | English | fadge | To be suitable; To agree, to get along; To get on... |
| 4 | Middle English | fagot | A piece of wood for burning; firewood; A faggot... |
| 5 | Old French | fagot | fagot |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | facus | — |
| 7 | Latin | fascis | A faggot, fascine; bundle, packet, package,... |
| 8 | Latin | fasciō | to envelop with bands, swathe |
| 9 | Latin | fascia | band, bandage, swathe, strip, ribbon; necktie |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰasḱ- | bundle, heap, load |
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 |