Where does “noxiousness” come from?
noxiousness (English) comes from English noxious, from Latin noxius, from Latin noxa, from Proto-Indo-European noks-, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.
noxiousness (English): the state of being noxious
Definitions
- the state of being noxious
Ancestry of “noxiousness”, step by step
noxiousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English noxious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | noxious | Harmful; injurious |
| 2 | Latin | noxius | Hurtful, harmful, injurious, noxious; Guilty,... |
| 3 | Latin | noxa | hurt, harm, injury; fault, offence, crime |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | noks- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | neḱ- | to perish, disappear |
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 |