Where does “lulziness” come from?
lulziness (English) comes from English lulzy, from English lulz, from English LOL, from English content, from Middle English content, from Latin contentus, from Latin contineo, from Latin cōn- — resin.
lulziness (English): The state of being lulzy
Definitions
- The state of being lulzy
Ancestry of “lulziness”, step by step
lulziness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lulzy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lulzy | Engendering lulz; comical, amusing, especially in... |
| 2 | English | lulz | Fun; amusement; humor; especially schadenfreude |
| 3 | English | LOL | Laughing out loud; Lots of laughs; Lots of love |
| 4 | English | content | satisfied; Satisfaction, contentment; pleasure;... |
| 5 | Middle English | content | — |
| 6 | Latin | contentus | stretched, strained, tense, tight, on the... |
| 7 | Latin | contineo | I hold or keep together/close, surround, contain;... |
| 8 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
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 |