Where does “Rhodesianness” come from?
Rhodesianness (English) comes from English Rhodesian, from English Rhodesia, from English Rhodes, from French Rhodes, from Latin rhodus, from Ancient Greek Ῥόδος — Rhodes, Dodecanese, Greece.
Rhodesianness (English): The state or quality of being Rhodesian
Definitions
- The state or quality of being Rhodesian
Ancestry of “Rhodesianness”, step by step
Rhodesianness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Rhodesian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Rhodesian | From, pertaining, or relating to Rhodesia or its... |
| 2 | English | Rhodesia | OS grid ref SK5680 |
| 3 | English | Rhodes | for a person who lived near woodland clearings, or a habitational one for someone from a place so named |
| 4 | French | Rhodes | Rhodes island |
| 5 | Latin | rhodus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ῥόδος | Rhodes, Dodecanese, Greece |
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 |