Where does “dolesomeness” come from?
dolesomeness (English) comes from English dolesome, from English dole, from Middle English dole, from Old French doel, from Latin dolus, from Latin dolor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
dolesomeness (English): The state or quality of being dolesome
Definitions
- The state or quality of being dolesome
Ancestry of “dolesomeness”, step by step
dolesomeness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dolesome
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dolesome | doleful; dismal; gloomy |
| 2 | English | dole | To distribute in small amounts; to share out... |
| 3 | Middle English | dole | grief, sorrow |
| 4 | Old French | doel | pain; suffering; anguish |
| 5 | Latin | dolus | trickery, deception, deceit, guile; evil intent;... |
| 6 | Latin | dolor | pain, ache, hurt; anguish, grief, sorrow;... |
| 7 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
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 |