Where does “terrifyingness” come from?
terrifyingness (English) comes from English terrifying, from English terrify, from Middle French terrifier, from Latin terrificare, from Latin terror, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius.
terrifyingness (English): The state or condition of being terrifying
Definitions
- The state or condition of being terrifying
Ancestry of “terrifyingness”, step by step
terrifyingness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English terrifying
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | terrifying | Frightening or intimidating; Of a formidable... |
| 2 | English | terrify | To frighten greatly; to fill with terror; To... |
| 3 | Middle French | terrifier | — |
| 4 | Latin | terrificare | — |
| 5 | Latin | terror | a dread, terror, great fear, alarm, panic; an... |
| 6 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 7 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 8 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 9 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
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 |