Where does “knobbliness” come from?
knobbliness (English) comes from English knobbly, from English knobble, from Middle English knoble, from Middle English -el, from Old French -el, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
knobbliness (English): The state or condition of being knobbly
Definitions
- The state or condition of being knobbly
Ancestry of “knobbliness”, step by step
knobbliness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English knobbly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | knobbly | Having a covering of small knobs |
| 2 | English | knobble | A small knob; To give a knobbly surface to; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | knoble | A small knob, bole, or lump |
| 4 | Middle English | -el | — |
| 5 | Old French | -el | Suffix that usually denotes a masculine noun |
| 6 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 7 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
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 |