Where does “luxuriantness” come from?
luxuriantness (English) comes from English luxuriant, from Latin luxurians, from Latin luxurio, from Latin luxuria, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
luxuriantness (English): The state or quality of being luxuriant
Definitions
- The state or quality of being luxuriant
Ancestry of “luxuriantness”, step by step
luxuriantness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English luxuriant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | luxuriant | Abundant in growth or detail |
| 2 | Latin | luxurians | luxurious, abounding to excess; swelling,... |
| 3 | Latin | luxurio | I am luxuriant, rank, abounding to excess; I have... |
| 4 | Latin | luxuria | luxury; extravagance |
| 5 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
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 |