Where does “pestiferousness” come from?
pestiferousness (English) comes from English pestiferous, from Latin pestiferus, from Latin pestifer, from Latin -fer, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.
pestiferousness (English): The quality of being pestiferous
Definitions
- The quality of being pestiferous
Ancestry of “pestiferousness”, step by step
pestiferousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pestiferous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pestiferous | containing organisms that cause contagious... |
| 2 | Latin | pestiferus | bearing plague |
| 3 | Latin | pestifer | pestilential; destructive, baleful, noxious,... |
| 4 | Latin | -fer | -bearing, -carrying, -bringing |
| 5 | Latin | ferō | to bear; to carry |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |
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 |