Where does “grottiness” come from?
grottiness (English) comes from English grotty, from English grotesque, from Middle French grotesque, from Italian grottesco, from Italian -esco, from Vulgar Latin -iscus, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum — to turn.
grottiness (English): The quality of being grotty
Definitions
- The quality of being grotty
Ancestry of “grottiness”, step by step
grottiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English grotty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | grotty | unpleasant, dirty, slovenly or offensive |
| 2 | English | grotesque | Distorted and unnatural in shape or size;... |
| 3 | Middle French | grotesque | farcical; small cave; ornament |
| 4 | Italian | grottesco | grotesque |
| 5 | Italian | -esco | Forms adjectives that indicate relationship,... |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | -iscus | -ish |
| 7 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 8 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 9 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 10 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
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 |