Where does “spaciousness” come from?
Spaciousness derives from Old French spacios, from Latin spatiosus meaning "of great extent," ultimately from Proto-Germanic roots related to spatial extension.
spaciousness (English): The state or quality of being spacious
Definitions
- The state or quality of being spacious
Ancestry of “spaciousness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spacious | Having plenty of space; roomy; Large in expanse |
| 2 | Old French | spacios | vast; large; great |
| 3 | Latin | spatiosus | spacious, roomy; wide, long |
| 4 | Latin | spatium | Space, room, extent; Distance between points; A... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | spéh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |