Where does “svelteness” come from?
svelteness (English) comes from English svelte, from French svelte, from Italian svelto, from Italian svellere, from Vulgar Latin exvellere, from Latin vellere, from Latin vello, from Proto-Italic welnō — to hit, to strike.
svelteness (English): The state or condition of being svelte; slim...
Definitions
- The state or condition of being svelte; slim...
Ancestry of “svelteness”, step by step
svelteness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English svelte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | svelte | Attractively thin; gracefully slender; Refined,... |
| 2 | French | svelte | thin; slender |
| 3 | Italian | svelto | quick; brisk; quick-witted |
| 4 | Italian | svellere | to eradicate, to root |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | exvellere | — |
| 6 | Latin | vellere | ablative singular of vellus; second-person... |
| 7 | Latin | vello | I pluck out; I depilate; I pull or tear down; I... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | welnō | to pull, tear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₃- | to hit, to strike |
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 |