Where does “roisterousness” come from?
roisterousness (English) comes from English roisterous, from English roister, from Old French rustre, from Latin rusticus, from Proto-Italic rowestikos, from Proto-Italic rowos, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewos, from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- — free space.
roisterousness (English): The state of being roisterous
Definitions
- The state of being roisterous
Ancestry of “roisterousness”, step by step
roisterousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English roisterous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | roisterous | Loud and disorderly; carousing |
| 2 | English | roister | To engage in noisy, drunken, or riotous behavior;... |
| 3 | Old French | rustre | — |
| 4 | Latin | rusticus | of the country, rural, rustic; unrefined,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | rowestikos | rural, rustic |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | rowos | country, countryside, open land |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewos | open space, field |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | rewh₁- | free space |
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 |