Where does “gravelliness” come from?
gravelliness (English) comes from English gravelly, from English gravel, from Middle English gravel, from Old French gravele, from Old French ele, from Latin āla, from Latin axla, from Latin axis — to drive.
gravelliness (English): The quality of being gravelly
Definitions
- The quality of being gravelly
Ancestry of “gravelliness”, step by step
gravelliness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gravelly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gravelly | Full of, or covered with gravel or pebbles;... |
| 2 | English | gravel | Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the... |
| 3 | Middle English | gravel | — |
| 4 | Old French | gravele | gravel; calculus |
| 5 | Old French | ele | she; wing |
| 6 | Latin | āla | a wing appendage of an animal's body that enables it to fly |
| 7 | Latin | axla | — |
| 8 | Latin | axis | An axletree of wagon, car, chariot; The North... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | aksis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱs- | axis, axle |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
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 |