Where does “polyamorousness” come from?
polyamorousness (English) comes from English polyamorous, from English amorous, from Old French amoros, from Latin amōrōsus, from Latin amor, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos — to be bright; sky, heaven.
polyamorousness (English): The quality of being polyamorous
Definitions
- The quality of being polyamorous
Ancestry of “polyamorousness”, step by step
polyamorousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English polyamorous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | polyamorous | Having relationships with multiple partners, with... |
| 2 | English | amorous | Inclined or having a propensity to love, or to... |
| 3 | Old French | amoros | Alternative form of amoreus |
| 4 | Latin | amōrōsus | — |
| 5 | Latin | amor | love, affection, devotion; love, desire, craving;... |
| 6 | Latin | amō | to love |
| 7 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 8 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 9 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
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 |