Where does “pruinosity” come from?

pruinosity (English) comes from English pruinose, from Latin pruīnōsus, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

pruinosity (English): The quality of being pruinose

Definitions

  1. The quality of being pruinose

Ancestry of “pruinosity”, step by step

pruinosity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pruinose

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpruinoseHaving a very fine whitish powder on a surface;...
2Latinpruīnōsusfrosty
3Latin-ōsusose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
4Old Latin-ōssus—

via English ity

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishity—
2Ingrian-uUsed to form nouns from verbs
Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →Every word from Latin -ōsus →Every word from Latin pruīnōsus →