Where does “muttoniness” come from?
muttoniness (English) comes from English muttony, from English mutton, from Middle English motoun, from Old French mouton, from Vulgar Latin molto, from Gaulish multon-, from Proto-Celtic moltos, from Proto-Indo-European (h₂)moldus — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
muttoniness (English): Quality of being muttony
Definitions
- Quality of being muttony
Ancestry of “muttoniness”, step by step
muttoniness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English muttony
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | muttony | Like mutton; having a flavour of mutton |
| 2 | English | mutton | The flesh of sheep used as food; The flesh of... |
| 3 | Middle English | motoun | The meat of sheep or a piece of it; mutton; A... |
| 4 | Old French | mouton | sheep; mutton |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | molto | wether |
| 6 | Gaulish | multon- | sheep |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | moltos | ram, wether |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (h₂)moldus | soft, weak |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
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 |