Where does “alarmingness” come from?
alarmingness (English) comes from English alarming, from English alarm, from Middle English alarme, from Middle French alarme, from Italian all'arme, from Latin arma, from Late Latin armistitium, from Latin sistere — to stand.
alarmingness (English): The state or quality of being alarming
Definitions
- The state or quality of being alarming
Ancestry of “alarmingness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | alarming | present participle of alarm; causing... |
| 2 | English | alarm | A summons to arms, as on the approach of an... |
| 3 | Middle English | alarme | — |
| 4 | Middle French | alarme | — |
| 5 | Italian | all'arme | |
| 6 | Latin | arma | defensive arms, armor/armour, shields, weapons of... |
| 7 | Late Latin | armistitium | — |
| 8 | Latin | sistere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |