Where does “parlousness” come from?
parlousness (English) comes from English parlous, from Middle English parles, from Middle English perilous, from Old French perilleus, from Latin periculosus, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.
parlousness (English): Quality of being parlous
Definitions
- Quality of being parlous
Ancestry of “parlousness”, step by step
parlousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English parlous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | parlous | Attended with peril; dangerous, risky; Appalling,... |
| 2 | Middle English | parles | — |
| 3 | Middle English | perilous | Full of danger or peril; dangerous, harmful,... |
| 4 | Old French | perilleus | perilous; very dangerous |
| 5 | Latin | periculosus | dangerous, hazardous, perilous |
| 6 | Latin | -ōsus | ose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to) |
| 7 | Old Latin | -ōssus | — |
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 |