Where does “gneissosity” come from?
gneissosity (English) comes from English gneissose, from English gneiss, from German Gneis, from Middle High German gneist, from Old High German gneisto, from Proto-Germanic gahnaistô, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — resin, gum; to say, speak.
gneissosity (English): The quality of being gneissose
Definitions
- The quality of being gneissose
Ancestry of “gneissosity”, step by step
gneissosity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gneissose
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gneissose | Having properties similar to gneiss |
| 2 | English | gneiss | A common and widely-distributed metamorphic rock... |
| 3 | German | Gneis | gneiss |
| 4 | Middle High German | gneist | spark |
| 5 | Old High German | gneisto | spark |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gahnaistô | spark |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |