Where does “spasmodicness” come from?
spasmodicness (English) comes from English spasmodic, from French spasmodique, from Latin spasmodicus, from Ancient Greek σπασμώδης, from Ancient Greek σπασμός, from Ancient Greek σπάω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peh₂- — to stretch, to pull; to draw; chip, shaving, log,...
spasmodicness (English): The quality of being spasmodic
Definitions
- The quality of being spasmodic
Ancestry of “spasmodicness”, step by step
spasmodicness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spasmodic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spasmodic | Of or relating to a spasm; resembling a sudden... |
| 2 | French | spasmodique | spasmodic |
| 3 | Latin | spasmodicus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σπασμώδης | spasmodic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σπασμός | spasm, convulsion |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σπάω | to break; to draw, pull; to draw out, pull out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peh₂- | to stretch, to pull; to draw; chip, shaving, log,... |
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 |