Where does “snuffliness” come from?
snuffliness (English) comes from English snuffly, from English snuffle, from English -le, from Middle English -el, from Old French -el, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
snuffliness (English): The quality of being snuffly
Definitions
- The quality of being snuffly
Ancestry of “snuffliness”, step by step
snuffliness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English snuffly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | snuffly | Given to sniffling, to making snuffling noises |
| 2 | English | snuffle | To sniff or smell with the nose loudly and... |
| 3 | English | -le | A frequentative suffix of verbs, indicating... |
| 4 | Middle English | -el | — |
| 5 | Old French | -el | Suffix that usually denotes a masculine noun |
| 6 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 7 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
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 |