Where does “robustiousness” come from?
robustiousness (English) comes from English robustious, from English robust, from Latin rōbustus, from Latin rōbur, from Latin ruber, from Proto-Italic ruðros, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rudʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.
robustiousness (English): Quality of being robustious
Definitions
- Quality of being robustious
Ancestry of “robustiousness”, step by step
robustiousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English robustious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | robustious | boisterous |
| 2 | English | robust | Evincing strength and health; strong; Violent;... |
| 3 | Latin | rōbustus | of oak, oaken |
| 4 | Latin | rōbur | an oak tree |
| 5 | Latin | ruber | red approximately like red ochre (which had a traditional status among the Romans); red that was both common and dignified, somewhat associated with pigment |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | ruðros | red |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rudʰrós | red |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |
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 |