Where does “noisomeness” come from?
noisomeness (English) comes from English noisome, from Middle English noysom, from Middle English annoien, from Anglo-Norman anuier, from Old French enuier, from Latin inodiāre, from Latin odium, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- — to smell, stink; to hate; to bite.
noisomeness (English): The state or quality of being noisome
Definitions
- The state or quality of being noisome
Ancestry of “noisomeness”, step by step
noisomeness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English noisome
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | noisome | Morally hurtful or noxious; Hurtful or noxious to... |
| 2 | Middle English | noysom | harmful, injurious |
| 3 | Middle English | annoien | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | anuier | Alternative form of enoiier; to cause problems |
| 5 | Old French | enuier | Alternative form of enoiier; to molest, harm,... |
| 6 | Latin | inodiāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | odium | hatred, ill-will, aversion, dislike, disgust,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ed- | to smell, stink; to hate; to bite |
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 |