Where does “vealiness” come from?
vealiness (English) comes from English vealy, from English veal, from Middle English veel, from Anglo-Norman veel, from Latin vitellus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
vealiness (English): The quality of being vealy
Definitions
- The quality of being vealy
Ancestry of “vealiness”, step by step
vealiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vealy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vealy | Resembling veal; Immature |
| 2 | English | veal | The flesh of a calf used for food |
| 3 | Middle English | veel | veal; A calf |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | veel | calf |
| 5 | Latin | vitellus | a small calf; the yolk of an egg |
| 6 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
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 |