Where does “ovalness” come from?
ovalness (English) comes from English Oval, from Late Latin ovalis, from Latin ōvum, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
ovalness (English): The quality of being oval
Definitions
- The quality of being oval
Ancestry of “ovalness”, step by step
ovalness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Oval
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Oval | A cricket ground in South London |
| 2 | Late Latin | ovalis | Of or pertaining to an ovation |
| 3 | Latin | ōvum | egg |
| 4 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |
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 |