Where does “grizzliness” come from?
grizzliness (English) comes from English grizzly, from English grizzle, from Old French grisel, from Old French -el, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
grizzliness (English): The characteristic or quality of being grizzly
Definitions
- The characteristic or quality of being grizzly
Ancestry of “grizzliness”, step by step
grizzliness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English grizzly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | grizzly | Grey-haired, greyish; Misspelling of grisly; A... |
| 2 | English | grizzle | A dark grey colour; Grey hair; A grey wig |
| 3 | Old French | grisel | grayish; somewhat gray |
| 4 | Old French | -el | Suffix that usually denotes a masculine noun |
| 5 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 6 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
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 |