Where does “disarmingness” come from?
disarmingness (English) comes from English disarming, from English disarm, from Middle English desarmen, from Anglo-Norman desarmer, from Old French armer, from Latin armō, from Latin arma, from Late Latin armistitium — to stand.
disarmingness (English): charm; the quality of being disarming
Definitions
- charm; the quality of being disarming
Ancestry of “disarmingness”, step by step
disarmingness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English disarming
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | disarming | Charming; likely to put one at ease; present... |
| 2 | English | disarm | To deprive of weapons; to deprive of the means of... |
| 3 | Middle English | desarmen | to divest of arms |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | desarmer | to disarm |
| 5 | Old French | armer | to arm |
| 6 | Latin | armō | to furnish with weapons, arm, equip; fit out; mobilize |
| 7 | Latin | arma | defensive arms, armor/armour, shields, weapons of... |
| 8 | Late Latin | armistitium | — |
| 9 | Latin | sistere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
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 |