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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 10 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |