Where does “prestigiousness” come from?
prestigiousness (English) comes from English prestigious, from Latin praestigiosus, from Latin praestigiae, from Latin praestringo, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
prestigiousness (English): The state or condition of being prestigious
Definitions
- The state or condition of being prestigious
Ancestry of “prestigiousness”, step by step
prestigiousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prestigious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prestigious | Of high prestige |
| 2 | Latin | praestigiosus | full of tricks |
| 3 | Latin | praestigiae | nominative plural of praestigia; genitive... |
| 4 | Latin | praestringo | I bind fast; I tie up; I squeeze tight; I... |
| 5 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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 |