Where does “paintingness” come from?
paintingness (English) comes from English painting, from English paint, from Middle English peynten, from Old French peint, from Latin pingō, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
paintingness (English): The quality of being painterly
Definitions
- The quality of being painterly
Ancestry of “paintingness”, step by step
paintingness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English painting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | painting | present participle of paint; An illustration or... |
| 2 | English | paint | A substance that is applied as a liquid or paste,... |
| 3 | Middle English | peynten | To draw or paint depict in visual art |
| 4 | Old French | peint | — |
| 5 | Latin | pingō | to decorate, adorn, embellish |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peyḱ- | to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to... |
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 |