Where does “violentness” come from?
violentness (English) comes from English violent, from Middle English violent, from Old French violent, from Latin violentus, from Latin -entus, from Latin cruentus, from Latin cruor, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.
violentness (English): The state or condition of being violent;...
Definitions
- The state or condition of being violent;...
Ancestry of “violentness”, step by step
violentness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English violent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | violent | Involving extreme force or motion; Involving... |
| 2 | Middle English | violent | Violent, forcible, injury-causing; Potent,... |
| 3 | Old French | violent | violent using violence |
| 4 | Latin | violentus | forcible, violent, vehement; impetuous;... |
| 5 | Latin | -entus | adjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,... |
| 6 | Latin | cruentus | bloody in its various senses, "particularly:" |
| 7 | Latin | cruor | blood, gore; murder, bloodshed |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krewh₂- | blood outside the body |
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 |