Where does “dementedness” come from?
dementedness (English) comes from English demented, from English dement, from Latin demento, from Latin dēmēns, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
dementedness (English): The quality of being demented
Definitions
- The quality of being demented
Ancestry of “dementedness”, step by step
dementedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English demented
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | demented | Insane or mentally ill; Suffering from dementia;... |
| 2 | English | dement | insane, demented; An insane person, or one... |
| 3 | Latin | demento | I make mad or crazy, drive crazy; I bewitch; I... |
| 4 | Latin | dēmēns | out of one’s mind or senses: mad, raving, insane, crazy; more generally: foolish, reckless, distracted, infatuated |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 6 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
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 |