Where does “ponginess” come from?
ponginess (English) comes from English pongy, from English Pong, from English ping, from Middle English pingen, from Old English pyngan, from Latin pungere, from Proto-Italic pungō, from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- — to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab.
ponginess (English): The state or condition of being pongy
Definitions
- The state or condition of being pongy
Ancestry of “ponginess”, step by step
ponginess traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pongy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pongy | Having a bad smell |
| 2 | English | Pong | An early video game from Atari, resembling ping-pong, in which two players control paddles and attempt to intercept a ball |
| 3 | English | ping | A high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound; A... |
| 4 | Middle English | pingen | to push, shove, pierce, stab, prod, goad, urge,... |
| 5 | Old English | pyngan | to prick |
| 6 | Latin | pungere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pungō | to prick, to sting |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pewǵ- | to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab |
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 |