Where does “velvetiness” come from?
velvetiness (English) comes from English velvety, from English velvet, from Middle English velvet, from Old Occitan veluet, from Late Latin villutittus, from Latin villutus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
velvetiness (English): Quality of being velvety
Definitions
- Quality of being velvety
Ancestry of “velvetiness”, step by step
velvetiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English velvety
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | velvety | Like velvet; soft, smooth, soothing |
| 2 | English | velvet | A closely woven fabric with a thick short pile... |
| 3 | Middle English | velvet | velvet; Clothes made of velvet |
| 4 | Old Occitan | veluet | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | villutittus | — |
| 6 | Latin | villutus | shaggy, hairy |
| 7 | Latin | villus | hair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair |
| 8 | Latin | vellus | The wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |
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 |