Where does “abandonness” come from?
abandonness (English) comes from English abandon, from French abandonner, from Italian abbandonare, from Old French abandoner, from Old French bandon, from Latin bannum, from Frankish ban, from Proto-Germanic bannaną.
abandonness (English): The state, quality, or condition of abandon;...
Definitions
- The state, quality, or condition of abandon;...
Ancestry of “abandonness”, step by step
abandonness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English abandon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | abandon | To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender... |
| 2 | French | abandonner | to give up; to abandon, forsake |
| 3 | Italian | abbandonare | to abandon; to give up on, to abandon; to give... |
| 4 | Old French | abandoner | to abandon |
| 5 | Old French | bandon | jurisdiction |
| 6 | Latin | bannum | Alternative form of bannus; accusative singular... |
| 7 | Frankish | ban | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bannaną | to proclaim, to order; to summon; to ban |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
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 |