Where does “vulgarness” come from?
vulgarness (English) comes from English vulgar, from Latin vulgaritas, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
vulgarness (English): The quality of being vulgar
Definitions
- The quality of being vulgar
Ancestry of “vulgarness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | vulgar | Debased, uncouth, distasteful, obscene; Having to... |
| 2 | Latin | vulgaritas | multitude |
| 3 | Latin | -tās | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |