Where does “lambiness” come from?
lambiness (English) comes from English lamby, from English Lamb, from French agneau, from Old French agnel, from Latin agnellus, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
lambiness (English): The quality of being lamby
Definitions
- The quality of being lamby
Ancestry of “lambiness”, step by step
lambiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lamby
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lamby | Resembling or characteristic of a lamb or the... |
| 2 | English | Lamb | OS grid ref NT5386 |
| 3 | French | agneau | lamb; lambskin |
| 4 | Old French | agnel | — |
| 5 | Latin | agnellus | a little lamb, lambkin |
| 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 |