Where does “dishevelledness” come from?
dishevelledness (English) comes from English dishevelled, from English dishevely, from Old French deschevelé, from Old French des-, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
dishevelledness (English): The quality of being dishevelled
Definitions
- The quality of being dishevelled
Ancestry of “dishevelledness”, step by step
dishevelledness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dishevelled
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dishevelled | With the hair uncombed; Disorderly or untidy in... |
| 2 | English | dishevely | — |
| 3 | Old French | deschevelé | — |
| 4 | Old French | des- | de-; dis- |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | 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 |