Where does “Macedonianness” come from?
Macedonianness (English) comes from English Macedonian, from English -an, from Italian -ana, from Spanish -ana, from Latin -ana, from Latin -anus, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om.
Macedonianness (English): Quality of being Macedonian
Definitions
- Quality of being Macedonian
Ancestry of “Macedonianness”, step by step
Macedonianness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Macedonian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Macedonian | Of or pertaining to Macedonia or its people or... |
| 2 | English | -an | Of or pertaining to; |
| 3 | Italian | -ana | -an, -y |
| 4 | Spanish | -ana | feminine singular of -ano |
| 5 | Latin | -ana | inflection of -ānus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 6 | Latin | -anus | Of or pertaining to; -ian |
| 7 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |
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 |