Where does “proliferousness” come from?
proliferousness (English) comes from English proliferous, from Latin prōlifer, from Latin prōlēs, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
proliferousness (English): The quality of being proliferous
Definitions
- The quality of being proliferous
Ancestry of “proliferousness”, step by step
proliferousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English proliferous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | proliferous | producing many offspring; prolific or... |
| 2 | Latin | prōlifer | — |
| 3 | Latin | prōlēs | offspring, children, progeny, descendants, a line of descendants, family, race |
| 4 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 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 |