Where does “dickheadedness” come from?
dickheadedness (English) comes from English dickheaded, from English Dick, from English declaration, from Middle English declaration, from Old French declaration, from Latin declaratio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
dickheadedness (English): Incivility and stupidity
Definitions
- Incivility and stupidity
Ancestry of “dickheadedness”, step by step
dickheadedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dickheaded
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dickheaded | rude, inconsiderate; foolish, incompetent |
| 2 | English | Dick | A male person |
| 3 | English | declaration | A written or oral indication of a fact, opinion,... |
| 4 | Middle English | declaration | — |
| 5 | Old French | declaration | — |
| 6 | Latin | declaratio | The act of making clear; a disclosure,... |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |