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
Ancestry of “radiantness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 7 | Middle English | -an | — |