Where does “Canadianness” come from?
Canadianness (English) comes from English Canadian, from English cañada, from Spanish cañada, from Spanish -ada, from Spanish -ado, from Old Spanish -ado, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
Canadianness (English): The state or quality of being Canadian
Definitions
- The state or quality of being Canadian
Ancestry of “Canadianness”, step by step
Canadianness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Canadian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Canadian | Of, belonging to, or relating to Canada, its... |
| 2 | English | cañada | A small canyon; a narrow valley or glen |
| 3 | Spanish | cañada | glen, gully, ravine |
| 4 | Spanish | -ada | Used with a stem to form the feminine singular... |
| 5 | Spanish | -ado | Suffix indicating the masculine singular past... |
| 6 | Old Spanish | -ado | forms the masculine singular past participle of regular |
| 7 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |
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 |