Where does “Persianness” come from?
Persianness (English) comes from English persian, from Middle English Persien, from Middle French persien, from Italian persiano, from Medieval Latin Persianus, from Latin Persia, from Latin Persa, from Ancient Greek Περσίς — chest; rib.
Persianness (English): The quality of being Persian
Definitions
- The quality of being Persian
Ancestry of “Persianness”, step by step
Persianness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English persian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | persian | Of, from, or pertaining to Persia |
| 2 | Middle English | Persien | Of or pertaining to Persia |
| 3 | Middle French | persien | Persian |
| 4 | Italian | persiano | Persian, Iranian; Persian; The fur of the karakul |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | Persianus | — |
| 6 | Latin | Persia | Persia |
| 7 | Latin | Persa | A Persian |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Περσίς | Persian; a female Persian |
| 9 | Old Persian | 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 | a Persian |
| 10 | Proto-Iranian | párcuš | rib |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | párćuš | rib |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pérḱus | chest; rib |
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 |