Where does “donnishness” come from?
donnishness (English) comes from English donnish, from English Don, from Russian Дон, from Spanish Don, from Latin dom, from Latin domnus, from Latin Dominus, from Latin domus — to build; to arrange, to put together.
donnishness (English): The quality of being donnish
Definitions
- The quality of being donnish
Ancestry of “donnishness”, step by step
donnishness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English donnish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | donnish | Characteristic of a don; Bookish, theoretical... |
| 2 | English | Don | river in Scotland |
| 3 | Russian | Дон | don |
| 4 | Spanish | Don | title of respect for a man |
| 5 | Latin | dom | — |
| 6 | Latin | domnus | lord; master |
| 7 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 8 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |
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 |