Where does “niettemin” come from?
niettemin (Dutch) comes from Latin nihilominus, from Latin nihilō, from Latin nihil, from Latin nihilum, from Latin nē, from Latin gēns, from Proto-Italic *gentis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
niettemin (Dutch): nevertheless, nonetheless
Definitions
- nevertheless, nonetheless
Ancestry of “niettemin”, step by step
niettemin traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin nihilominus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | nihilominus | nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding |
| 2 | Latin | nihilō | by nothing, no more than, by no means |
| 3 | Latin | nihil | indefinite nothing |
| 4 | Latin | nihilum | nothing; no value |
| 5 | Latin | nē | no; not |
| 6 | Latin | gēns | Roman clan (related by birth or marriage and sharing a common name and often united by certain religious rites) |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *gentis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via Dutch min
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | min | wetnurse; maid, especially a nursemaid; minus |
| 2 | Manx | Mannin | Mann |
| 3 | Dutch | Man | man, human male, either adult or age-irrespective |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | man | human; person; man, male |
| 5 | Old Dutch | man | human, person; man, male |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | mann | person, human |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |