Where does “taperness” come from?
taperness (English) comes from English taper, from Middle English taper, from Old English tapor, from Latin papȳrus, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é.
taperness (English): The quality or state of being tapered; tapering...
Definitions
- The quality or state of being tapered; tapering...
Ancestry of “taperness”, step by step
taperness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English taper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | taper | A slender wax candle; a small lighted wax candle;... |
| 2 | Middle English | taper | taper thin candle |
| 3 | Old English | tapor | taper |
| 4 | Latin | papȳrus | papyrus plant |
| 5 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 6 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 7 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 8 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 9 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
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 |