Where does “doctorishness” come from?
doctorishness (English) comes from English doctorish, from English doctor, from Middle English doctour, from Anglo-Norman doctour, from Latin doctor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr.
doctorishness (English): The state or quality of being like a doctor
Definitions
- The state or quality of being like a doctor
Ancestry of “doctorishness”, step by step
doctorishness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English doctorish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | doctorish | Of or pertaining to the qualities of a doctor |
| 2 | English | doctor | A physician; a member of the medical profession;... |
| 3 | Middle English | doctour | doctor |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | doctour | Alternative spelling of doctur |
| 5 | Latin | doctor | teacher, instructor; catechist |
| 6 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
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 |