Where does “stentoriousness” come from?
stentoriousness (English) comes from English stentorious, from English stentor, from Latin Stentōr, from Ancient Greek Στέντωρ, from Ancient Greek -τωρ, from Proto-Hellenic *-tōr.
stentoriousness (English): The quality of being stentorious
Definitions
- The quality of being stentorious
Ancestry of “stentoriousness”, step by step
stentoriousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stentorious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stentorious | stentorian |
| 2 | English | stentor | A person with a powerful or stentorian voice; Any... |
| 3 | Latin | Stentōr | Stentor |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Στέντωρ | Stentor |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τωρ | Used to form agent nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *-tōr | — |
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 |