Where does “Koreanness” come from?
Koreanness (English) comes from English Korean, from English Korea, from Dutch Core, from Korean 고려, from Chinese 高麗, from Dutch kool, from Middle Dutch col, from Old Dutch kōl.
Koreanness (English): The quality or state of being Korean
Definitions
- The quality or state of being Korean
Ancestry of “Koreanness”, step by step
Koreanness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Korean
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Korean | Of or relating to the Asian Peninsula comprising... |
| 2 | English | Korea | — |
| 3 | Dutch | Core | — |
| 4 | Korean | 고려 | consideration; reflection |
| 5 | Chinese | 高麗 | Korean ginseng; cabbage |
| 6 | Dutch | kool | cabbage; coal; carbon |
| 7 | Middle Dutch | col | — |
| 8 | Old Dutch | kōl | — |
| 9 | Latin | caulis | dative plural of caulae; ablative plural of... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | καυλός | stem, stalk; shaft |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂ulós | — |
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 |