Where does “terraqueousness” come from?
terraqueousness (English) comes from English terraqueous, from Latin terraqueus, from Latin aqueus, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
terraqueousness (English): The quality of being terraqueous
Definitions
- The quality of being terraqueous
Ancestry of “terraqueousness”, step by step
terraqueousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English terraqueous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | terraqueous | Of a celestial body: comprising both land and... |
| 2 | Latin | terraqueus | — |
| 3 | Latin | aqueus | watery; aqueous |
| 4 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
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 |