Where does “lactiferousness” come from?
lactiferousness (English) comes from English lactiferous, from English -ferous, from English -ous, from Middle English -ous, from Old French -us, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.
lactiferousness (English): The quality of being lactiferous
Definitions
- The quality of being lactiferous
Ancestry of “lactiferousness”, step by step
lactiferousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lactiferous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lactiferous | Able to secrete milk or a milky fluid |
| 2 | English | -ferous | Used to form adjectives from nouns, producing the... |
| 3 | English | -ous | Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote... |
| 4 | Middle English | -ous | — |
| 5 | Old French | -us | -ous, used for forming adjectives |
| 6 | Latin | -ōsus | ose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to) |
| 7 | Old Latin | -ōssus | — |
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 |