Where does “rousingness” come from?
rousingness (English) comes from English rousing, from English rouse, from Middle English rousen, from Anglo-Norman reuser, from Latin recuso, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
rousingness (English): The quality of being rousing
Definitions
- The quality of being rousing
Ancestry of “rousingness”, step by step
rousingness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rousing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rousing | That rouses or excites; present participle of... |
| 2 | English | rouse | An arousal; The sounding of a bugle in the... |
| 3 | Middle English | rousen | to shake one's feathers |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | reuser | — |
| 5 | Latin | recuso | I refuse, decline; I object to, reject; I... |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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 |