Where does “classicalness” come from?
classicalness (English) comes from English classical, from English classic, from French classique, from Latin classicus, from Latin classis, from Proto-Italic klāssis, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- — to call, cry, summon.
classicalness (English): The quality of being classical
Definitions
- The quality of being classical
Ancestry of “classicalness”, step by step
classicalness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English classical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | classical | Of or relating to the first class or rank,... |
| 2 | English | classic | Of or relating to the first class or rank,... |
| 3 | French | classique | classic; classical; classic, a classic work of... |
| 4 | Latin | classicus | Pertaining to the fleet; Synonym of patricius:... |
| 5 | Latin | classis | any one of the five divisions into which Servius... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | klāssis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₁- | to call, cry, summon |
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 |