Where does “plainspokenness” come from?
plainspokenness (English) comes from English plainspoken, from English plain, from Middle English pleyn, from Anglo-Norman pleyn, from Old French playn, from Old French plain, from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic plēnos — to fill.
plainspokenness (English): The quality of being plainspoken
Definitions
- The quality of being plainspoken
Ancestry of “plainspokenness”, step by step
plainspokenness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English plainspoken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plainspoken | Speaking plainly or simply |
| 2 | English | plain | Flat, level; Simple; Obvious |
| 3 | Middle English | pleyn | clear; unambiguous |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | pleyn | Alternative form of plein |
| 5 | Old French | playn | — |
| 6 | Old French | plain | full; plain; flat |
| 7 | Latin | plēnus | full; filled; complete |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | plēnos | full |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
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 |