Where does “smoglessness” come from?
smoglessness (English) comes from English smogless, from English smog, from English smoke, from Middle English smoke, from Old English smoca, from Proto-Germanic smukô, from Danish smug- — secretly.
smoglessness (English): Absence of smog
Definitions
- Absence of smog
Ancestry of “smoglessness”, step by step
smoglessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English smogless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | smogless | Free from smog |
| 2 | English | smog | A noxious mixture of particulates and gases that... |
| 3 | English | smoke | The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine... |
| 4 | Middle English | smoke | smoke |
| 5 | Old English | smoca | smoke |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | smukô | smoke, nebulous air |
| 7 | Danish | smug- | secretly |
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 |