Where does “unpopulousness” come from?
unpopulousness (English) comes from English unpopulous, from English populous, from Latin populosus, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.
unpopulousness (English): Quality of being unpopulous
Definitions
- Quality of being unpopulous
Ancestry of “unpopulousness”, step by step
unpopulousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unpopulous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unpopulous | Not populous; having a small population |
| 2 | English | populous | Having a large population; Spoken by a large... |
| 3 | Latin | populosus | full of people, populous; populous |
| 4 | Latin | -ōsus | ose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to) |
| 5 | Old Latin | -ōssus | — |
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 |