Where does “oleaginousness” come from?
oleaginousness (English) comes from English oleaginous, from French oléagineux, from Medieval Latin oleāginōsus, from Latin Olea, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.
oleaginousness (English): The state or condition of being oleaginous;...
Definitions
- The state or condition of being oleaginous;...
Ancestry of “oleaginousness”, step by step
oleaginousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English oleaginous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | oleaginous | Oily, greasy; Falsely or affectedly earnest;... |
| 2 | French | oléagineux | oleaginous |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | oleāginōsus | — |
| 4 | Latin | Olea | oil |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαία | olive tree; olive; naevus |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | elaíwā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | loiwom | — |
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 |