'liveliness' originates from the Old English word 'līflic,' where 'līf' meant 'life' and '-lic' was a suffix meaning 'like.'

'līflic' transformed into the Middle English word 'livelynesse,' and eventually became the modern English word 'liveliness.'

Initially, it meant 'having the qualities of life,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'full of life and energy.'