Where does “perviness” come from?
perviness (English) comes from English pervy, from English perv, from English pervert, from Old French pervertir, from Latin perverto, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
perviness (English): Sexual perversion
Definitions
- Sexual perversion
Ancestry of “perviness”, step by step
perviness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pervy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pervy | Behaving or looking like a sexual pervert |
| 2 | English | perv | A pervert; To stare at others in a perverted... |
| 3 | English | pervert | One who has been perverted; one who has turned to... |
| 4 | Old French | pervertir | to lead astray; to be led astray |
| 5 | Latin | perverto | I overthrow; I subvert or corrupt |
| 6 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
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 |