Where does “darlinghood” come from?
darlinghood (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.
darlinghood (English): The state, quality, or condition of a darling
Definitions
- The state, quality, or condition of a darling
Ancestry of “darlinghood”, step by step
darlinghood 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 Darling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Darling | originally a nickname from darling |
| 2 | Middle English | dereling | darling |
| 3 | Middle English | derelyng | darling |
| 4 | Old English | dīerling | a favourite; darling |
| 5 | Old English | -ling | adverbial suffix denoting direction, state or... |
| 6 | Old English | lang | long; lasting; old, ancient; advanced |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | lang | long |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | langaz | long |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dlongʰos | long |