Where does “lavishness” come from?
Lavishness comes from Middle English -nesse, Old English -nes, and Proto-Germanic -inassuz, forming an abstract noun suffix that creates quality nouns from adjectives.
lavishness (English): The state or characteristic of being lavish
Definitions
- The state or characteristic of being lavish
Ancestry of “lavishness”, step by step
lavishness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |