Where does “vitalness” come from?
vitalness (English) comes from English vital, from Middle French vitalité, from Latin vitalitas, from Latin vītālis, from Latin vīta, from Latin vīvō, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti — to live.
vitalness (English): vitality
Definitions
- vitality
Ancestry of “vitalness”, step by step
vitalness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vital
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vital | Relating to, or characteristic of life; Necessary... |
| 2 | Middle French | vitalité | — |
| 3 | Latin | vitalitas | life, vitality |
| 4 | Latin | vītālis | of or pertaining to life; vital, life-giving |
| 5 | Latin | vīta | life |
| 6 | Latin | vīvō | to live |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwō | live, be alive |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |
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 |