Where does “cronehood” come from?
cronehood (English) comes from English hood, from Middle English hode, from English odd, from Middle English odde, from Old Norse oddi, from Old Norse -i, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
cronehood (English): The condition of being an elderly woman; the time...
Definitions
- The condition of being an elderly woman; the time...
Ancestry of “cronehood”, step by step
cronehood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hood | A covering for the head attached to a larger... |
| 2 | Middle English | hode | Alternative form of hoden; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | English | odd | Differing from what is usual, ordinary or... |
| 4 | Middle English | odde | inflection of od: ## weak singular ## strong/weak... |
| 5 | Old Norse | oddi | odd, third or additional number; triangle |
| 6 | Old Norse | -i | th |
| 7 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English crone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crone | An old woman; An archetypal figure, a Wise Woman;... |
| 2 | Middle English | crone | Alternative form of crane |
| 3 | Middle English | crane | crane; cranium |
| 4 | Old French | cran | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | cranium | skull |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κρανίον | skull; head |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κάρα | head, face; the head or top of anything, as of a... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *kárahə | — |