Where does “Basqueness” come from?
Basqueness (English) comes from English basque, from French Basque, from Latin vasco, from Latin Vascones, from Ancient Greek Οὐάσκωνες — Vascons.
Basqueness (English): The quality or state of being Basque
Definitions
- The quality or state of being Basque
Ancestry of “Basqueness”, step by step
Basqueness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English basque
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | basque | The part of a waistcoat etc. extending below the... |
| 2 | French | Basque | Basque person of either gender |
| 3 | Latin | vasco | Vascon |
| 4 | Latin | Vascones | Vascones |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Οὐάσκωνες | Vascons |
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 |