Where does “Chileanness” come from?
Chileanness (English) comes from English Chilean, from English Chile, from Spanish chile, from Quechua chiri, from Mapudungun chilli — where the land ends; seagull Larus dominicanus.
Chileanness (English): Quality of being Chilean
Definitions
- Quality of being Chilean
Ancestry of “Chileanness”, step by step
Chileanness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Chilean
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Chilean | Of, from, or pertaining to the nation or culture... |
| 2 | English | Chile | — |
| 3 | Spanish | chile | chili, chilli, chile; penis |
| 4 | Quechua | chiri | cold; frost, cold; a "cold" temperature or... |
| 5 | Mapudungun | chilli | where the land ends; seagull Larus dominicanus |
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 |