Where does “Andalusianness” come from?
Andalusianness (English) comes from English Andalusian, from English Andalusia, from Medieval Latin Andalusia, from Arabic الْأَنْدَلُس, from Vulgar Latin Vandalicia, from Proto-Germanic wandilaz, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ-eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
Andalusianness (English): The quality of being Andalusian
Definitions
- The quality of being Andalusian
Ancestry of “Andalusianness”, step by step
Andalusianness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Andalusian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Andalusian | From or pertaining to Andalusia; From or... |
| 2 | English | Andalusia | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | Andalusia | — |
| 4 | Arabic | الْأَنْدَلُس | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | Vandalicia | land of the Vandals |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wandilaz | wanderer; Vandal; Vendil |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ-eh₂- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |
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 |