Where does “moldiness” come from?
moldiness (English) comes from English moldy, from English mold, from Middle English molde, from Old French modle, from Latin modulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
moldiness (English): The state or degree of being moldy
Definitions
- The state or degree of being moldy
Ancestry of “moldiness”, step by step
moldiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English moldy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | moldy | Covered with mold; Stale or musty |
| 2 | English | mold | A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or... |
| 3 | Middle English | molde | dirt loose soil |
| 4 | Old French | modle | — |
| 5 | Latin | modulus | a small measure or interval; a module; a water... |
| 6 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
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 |