Where does “dotishness” come from?
dotishness (English) comes from English dotish, from English dote, from Middle French doter, from Latin doto, from Latin dōs, from Proto-Italic dōtis, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃tis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
dotishness (English): The quality of being dotish
Definitions
- The quality of being dotish
Ancestry of “dotishness”, step by step
dotishness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dotish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dotish | foolish; weak; imbecile |
| 2 | English | dote | To be weakly or foolishly fond of somebody; To... |
| 3 | Middle French | doter | — |
| 4 | Latin | doto | I endow |
| 5 | Latin | dōs | dowry |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | dōtis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₃tis | giving |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
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 |