Where does “vertiginousness” come from?
vertiginousness (English) comes from English vertiginous, from French vertigineux, from Latin vertiginōsus, from Latin vertīgō, from Latin -igo, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
vertiginousness (English): The quality of being vertiginous
Definitions
- The quality of being vertiginous
Ancestry of “vertiginousness”, step by step
vertiginousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vertiginous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vertiginous | Having an aspect of great depth, drawing the eye... |
| 2 | French | vertigineux | vertiginous; dizzy |
| 3 | Latin | vertiginōsus | Suffering from vertigo or giddiness |
| 4 | Latin | vertīgō | gyration, giddiness, dizziness |
| 5 | Latin | -igo | Enlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
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 |