Where does “chieftaindom” come from?
chieftaindom (English) comes from English chieftain, from English -ess, from French -esse, from Italian -essa, from Portuguese -esa, from Spanish -esa, from Spanish -és, from Spanish política.
Ancestry of “chieftaindom”, step by step
chieftaindom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chieftain
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chieftain | A leader of a clan or tribe; A leader of a group |
| 2 | English | -ess | Suffix appended to words to make a female... |
| 3 | French | -esse | used to form nouns describing the condition of... |
| 4 | Italian | -essa | -ess |
| 5 | Portuguese | -esa | feminine singular of -ês |
| 6 | Spanish | -esa | feminine singular of -és |
| 7 | Spanish | -és | Forms nouns and adjectives of nationality;... |
| 8 | Spanish | política | politics; policy; female equivalent of político |
| 9 | Spanish | político | political; in-law; politician |
| 10 | Latin | polīticus | political, civil, of the state, relating to civil polity |
| 11 | Swedish | politisk | political, having to do with politics |
| 12 | Swedish | politik | politics |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | πολιτικός | civic, constitutional, public; social |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | πόλις | city; a whole country, as dependent on and called... |
| 16 | Proto-Hellenic | ptólis | city |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | tpólHis | — |
via English DOM
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | DOM | Initialism of date of marriage; Initialism of... |
| 2 | English | dominance | The state of being dominant; of prime importance;... |
| 3 | English | -ance | Added to an adjective or verb to form a noun... |
| 4 | Middle English | -aunce | Forms nouns indicating states or processes, usually from verbs or other nouns; -ance |
| 5 | Old French | -ance | ance (suffix used to form nouns) |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |