Where does “glabrousness” come from?
glabrousness (English) comes from English glabrous, from Latin glaber, from Proto-Italic ɣlaðros, from Proto-Indo-European gʰleh₂dʰ-ro-s, from Proto-Indo-European gʰleh₂dʰ- — bright, shining; smooth.
glabrousness (English): The quality of being glabrous
Definitions
- The quality of being glabrous
Ancestry of “glabrousness”, step by step
glabrousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English glabrous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | glabrous | Smooth, hairless; bald |
| 2 | Latin | glaber | smooth; hairless |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | ɣlaðros | smooth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰleh₂dʰ-ro-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰleh₂dʰ- | bright, shining; smooth |
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 |