Where does “arcaneness” come from?
arcaneness (English) comes from English arcane, from Latin arcānus, from Latin arca, from Latin arceo, from Proto-Italic arkeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- — to protect, guard, hold, lock.
arcaneness (English): The quality of being arcane
Definitions
- The quality of being arcane
Ancestry of “arcaneness”, step by step
arcaneness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English arcane
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | arcane | Understood by only a few; Obscure, mysterious;... |
| 2 | Latin | arcānus | hidden, secret, private, mysterious |
| 3 | Latin | arca | chest, box, coffer, safe; coffin; ark |
| 4 | Latin | arceo | I shut up, enclose; box in; I keep off, ward off;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | arkeō | to contain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erk- | to protect, guard, hold, lock |
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 |