Where does “liquidness” come from?
liquidness (English) comes from English liquid, from Middle English liquide, from Old French liquide, from Latin liquidus, from Latin liqueō, from Proto-Italic wlikʷēō, from Proto-Indo-European wlikʷ-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ- — moist, to wet.
liquidness (English): The quality of being liquid
Definitions
- The quality of being liquid
Ancestry of “liquidness”, step by step
liquidness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English liquid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | liquid | A substance that is flowing, and keeping no... |
| 2 | Middle English | liquide | liquid; fluid, flowing, unconstrained |
| 3 | Old French | liquide | liquid |
| 4 | Latin | liquidus | liquid, fluid, flowing; clear, transparent,... |
| 5 | Latin | liqueō | to be liquid, fluid |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wlikʷēō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wlikʷ-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wleykʷ- | moist, to wet |
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 |