Where does “stuporousness” come from?
stuporousness (English) comes from English stuporous, from English stupor, from Latin stupor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
stuporousness (English): The state or quality of being stuporous
Definitions
- The state or quality of being stuporous
Ancestry of “stuporousness”, step by step
stuporousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stuporous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stuporous | having slow or confused reactions, as if in a... |
| 2 | English | stupor | A state of reduced consciousness or sensibility;... |
| 3 | Latin | stupor | numbness, torpor; stupefaction; stupidity |
| 4 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
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 |