Where does “ivoriness” come from?
ivoriness (English) comes from English ivory, from French ivoire, from Italian avorio, from Latin eboreus, from Latin ebur, from Demotic yb, from Egyptian ꜣbw, from Egyptian ꜣb.
ivoriness (English): Quality of being ivory in colour
Definitions
- Quality of being ivory in colour
Ancestry of “ivoriness”, step by step
ivoriness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ivory
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ivory | The hard white form of dentin which forms the... |
| 2 | French | ivoire | ivory |
| 3 | Italian | avorio | ivory |
| 4 | Latin | eboreus | ivory |
| 5 | Latin | ebur | ivory; a thing made of ivory; an elephant |
| 6 | Demotic | yb | ivory, Elephantine |
| 7 | Egyptian | ꜣbw | cessation; elephant; elephant tusk |
| 8 | Egyptian | ꜣb | to stop, to take a break; to cease or stop; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Afroasiatic | *leb- | — |
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 |