Where does “radiantness” come from?
radiantness (English) comes from English radiant, from Middle French radiant, from Latin radiantis, from Latin radiare, from Latin radius, from English -án, from Middle English -an.
radiantness (English): radiance
Definitions
- radiance
Ancestry of “radiantness”, step by step
radiantness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English radiant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | radiant | Radiating light and/or heat; Emitted as... |
| 2 | Middle French | radiant | — |
| 3 | Latin | radiantis | genitive masculine singular of radiāns; genitive... |
| 4 | Latin | radiare | present active infinitive of radiō; second-person... |
| 5 | Latin | radius | ray; staff, rod; spoke |
| 6 | English | -án | Of or pertaining to;. Often added to words of Latin origin, but also used with words of other origins. When a word ends in a |
| 7 | Middle English | -an | — |
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 |