Where does “Polynesianness” come from?
Polynesianness (English) comes from English polynesian, from English Polynesia, from French Polynésie, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.
Polynesianness (English): The quality of being Polynesian
Definitions
- The quality of being Polynesian
Ancestry of “Polynesianness”, step by step
Polynesianness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English polynesian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | polynesian | Of, from, or pertaining to Polynesia |
| 2 | English | Polynesia | — |
| 3 | French | Polynésie | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πολύς | many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |
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 |