Where does “virulentness” come from?
virulentness (English) comes from English virulent, from French virulent, from Latin virulentus, from Latin -ulentus, from Latin -entus, from Latin cruentus, from Latin cruor, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.
virulentness (English): Virulence
Definitions
- Virulence
Ancestry of “virulentness”, step by step
virulentness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English virulent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | virulent | Of animals, plants, or substances: extremely... |
| 2 | French | virulent | virulent |
| 3 | Latin | virulentus | poisonous |
| 4 | Latin | -ulentus | adjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,... |
| 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 |