Where does “outdoorness” come from?
outdoorness (English) comes from English outdoor, from English out-, from Romanian -uț, from Latin -utus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
outdoorness (English): The quality of being outdoor
Definitions
- The quality of being outdoor
Ancestry of “outdoorness”, step by step
outdoorness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English outdoor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | outdoor | Situated in, designed to be used in, or carried... |
| 2 | English | out- | External to, on the outside of; Toward the... |
| 3 | Romanian | -uț | Forms masculine diminutives of nouns and... |
| 4 | Latin | -utus | — |
| 5 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb 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 |