Where does “hellaciousness” come from?
hellaciousness (English) comes from English hellacious, from English hell, from Middle English helle, from Old English hell, from Proto-West Germanic hallju, from Proto-Germanic haljō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
hellaciousness (English): Quality of being hellacious
Definitions
- Quality of being hellacious
Ancestry of “hellaciousness”, step by step
hellaciousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hellacious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hellacious | horrible, awful, hellish, agonizing; nasty,... |
| 2 | English | hell | A place or situation of great suffering in life;... |
| 3 | Middle English | helle | Hell the Christian place of damnation |
| 4 | Old English | hell | hell |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hallju | the netherworld, the underworld, hell |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | haljō | the netherworld, the underworld, hell |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
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 |