Where does “proverbiality” come from?

proverbiality (English) comes from English proverbial, from Latin proverbialis.

proverbiality (English): The state or characteristic of being proverbial

Definitions

  1. The state or characteristic of being proverbial

Ancestry of “proverbiality”, step by step

proverbiality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English proverbial

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishproverbialOf, resembling, or expressed as a proverb,...
2Latinproverbialis—

via English ity

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishity—
2Ingrian-uUsed to form nouns from verbs
Every word from Latin proverbialis →Every word from English proverbial →