Where does “tumidness” come from?
tumidness (English) comes from English tumid, from Latin tumiditas, from Latin tumidus, from Latin Idus, from Swedish id, from Old Swedish idhe, from Old Norse *iði, from Old Norse iðja — work; a restless motion.
tumidness (English): tumidity
Definitions
- tumidity
Ancestry of “tumidness”, step by step
tumidness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tumid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tumid | swollen, enlarged, bulging; cancerous, unhealthy;... |
| 2 | Latin | tumiditas | A swelling, tumor |
| 3 | Latin | tumidus | swollen, swelling, rising high, protuberant,... |
| 4 | Latin | Idus | Alternative form of īdūs: the ides of a Roman... |
| 5 | Swedish | id | effort, work, occupation; the tree "Taxus... |
| 6 | Old Swedish | idhe | — |
| 7 | Old Norse | *iði | — |
| 8 | Old Norse | iðja | to be active, do, perform |
| 9 | Old Norse | ið | work; a restless motion |
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 |