Where does “lintiness” come from?
lintiness (English) comes from English linty, from English lint, from Middle English lynet, from Old French linette, from Old French lin, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom — flax.
lintiness (English): The state or condition of being linty
Definitions
- The state or condition of being linty
Ancestry of “lintiness”, step by step
lintiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English linty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | linty | Covered with lint |
| 2 | English | lint | A fine material made by scraping cotton or linen... |
| 3 | Middle English | lynet | lint; linen; flax or fabric made of it |
| 4 | Old French | linette | grain of flax |
| 5 | Old French | lin | line |
| 6 | Latin | līnea | A linen thread |
| 7 | Latin | līnum | flax |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |
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 |