Where does “sparkliness” come from?
sparkliness (English) comes from English sparkly, from English sparkle, from Middle English sparklen, from Middle English sparkel, from Middle English -el, from Old French -el, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
sparkliness (English): The state or quality of being sparkly; vivacity
Definitions
- The state or quality of being sparkly; vivacity
Ancestry of “sparkliness”, step by step
sparkliness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sparkly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sparkly | giving off sparks, or small flashes of light;... |
| 2 | English | sparkle | A little spark; a scintillation; Brilliance;... |
| 3 | Middle English | sparklen | To spark emit sparks |
| 4 | Middle English | sparkel | spark glowing particle |
| 5 | Middle English | -el | — |
| 6 | Old French | -el | Suffix that usually denotes a masculine noun |
| 7 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 8 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 12 | 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 |