Where does “visualness” come from?
visualness (English) comes from English visual, from French visuel, from Latin vīsus, from Proto-Celtic wissos, from Proto-Indo-European widtós, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
visualness (English): The quality of being visual
Definitions
- The quality of being visual
Ancestry of “visualness”, step by step
visualness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English visual
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | visual | Related to or affecting the vision; That can be... |
| 2 | French | visuel | visual |
| 3 | Latin | vīsus | having been seen |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | wissos | known |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | widtós | seen; known |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
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 |