Where does “aboriginalness” come from?
aboriginalness (English) comes from English Aboriginal, from English Aborigine, from English Aborigines, from Latin Aborīginēs, from Latin orīgō, from Latin -igo, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti — to drive.
aboriginalness (English): The state or condition of being aboriginal
Definitions
- The state or condition of being aboriginal
Ancestry of “aboriginalness”, step by step
aboriginalness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Aboriginal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Aboriginal | Of or pertaining to Australian Aboriginal... |
| 2 | English | Aborigine | An Aboriginal person from Australia (descending from, or a member of, one of the indigenous people(s) before British colonisation), Aboriginal Australian |
| 3 | English | Aborigines | plural of Aborigine |
| 4 | Latin | Aborīginēs | aborigines (original inhabitants) |
| 5 | Latin | orīgō | commencement act, event or process of coming into existence: beginning, origination |
| 6 | Latin | -igo | Enlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
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 |