Where does “rampagiousness” come from?
rampagiousness (English) comes from English rampagious, from English rampageous, from English rampage, from Middle English ramp, from Old French ramper, from Frankish rampōn, from Frankish rampa, from Proto-Germanic hrempaną — to cut, cut off, sever.
Ancestry of “rampagiousness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rampagious | Alternative form of rampageous |
| 2 | English | rampageous | Violent and boisterous; unruly |
| 3 | English | rampage | A course of violent, frenzied action; To move... |
| 4 | Middle English | ramp | rave, rush wildly about |
| 5 | Old French | ramper | to climb; to ascend; to go up |
| 6 | Frankish | rampōn | — |
| 7 | Frankish | rampa | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hrempaną | to bend, curve, make waves, wrinkle; to curve,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kreb- | to turn; to touch; to turn, bend, shrink, rotate,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |