Where does “infamousness” come from?
infamousness (English) comes from English infamous, from Medieval Latin infamosus, from Latin īnfāmis, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
infamousness (English): The state or quality of being infamous; infamy
Definitions
- The state or quality of being infamous; infamy
Ancestry of “infamousness”, step by step
infamousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English infamous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | infamous | Having a bad reputation, disreputable;... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | infamosus | — |
| 3 | Latin | īnfāmis | disreputable, notorious, infamous |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
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 |