Where does “duteousness” come from?
duteousness (English) comes from English duteous, from English duty, from Middle English duete, from Middle English dewe, from Old French deü, from Latin dēbēre, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.
duteousness (English): The quality of being duteous
Definitions
- The quality of being duteous
Ancestry of “duteousness”, step by step
duteousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English duteous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | duteous | dutiful; Obsequious; submissively obedient |
| 2 | English | duty | That which one is morally or legally obligated to... |
| 3 | Middle English | duete | A charge, fee, or tax; a monetary sum one is owed... |
| 4 | Middle English | dewe | Alternative form of dew; Alternative form of... |
| 5 | Old French | deü | Alternative form of deu |
| 6 | Latin | dēbēre | — |
| 7 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
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 |