Where does “bourgeoisness” come from?
bourgeoisness (English) comes from English bourgeois, from French bourgeois, from French Bourgois, from French -ois, from Old French -ois, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō — to turn.
bourgeoisness (English): The state or condition of being bourgeois
Definitions
- The state or condition of being bourgeois
Ancestry of “bourgeoisness”, step by step
bourgeoisness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bourgeois
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bourgeois | Of or relating to the middle class, their... |
| 2 | French | bourgeois | bourgeois; member of the middle class |
| 3 | French | Bourgois | — |
| 4 | French | -ois | Used to form adjectives related to a particular... |
| 5 | Old French | -ois | used to form nationalities; used to form names of... |
| 6 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 7 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 8 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 9 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
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 |