Where does “Athenianness” come from?
Athenianness (English) comes from English Athenian, from Latin atheniensis, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti — to turn.
Athenianness (English): The quality of being Athenian
Definitions
- The quality of being Athenian
Ancestry of “Athenianness”, step by step
Athenianness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Athenian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Athenian | An inhabitant, resident, or citizen of Athens, Greece |
| 2 | Latin | atheniensis | Athenian |
| 3 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 4 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 5 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 6 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | 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 |