Where does “elmness” come from?
elmness (English) comes from English elm, from Middle English elme, from Old English elm, from Proto-West Germanic *elm, from Proto-Germanic elmaz, from Persian الماس, from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας, from Ancient Greek ἀ- — together, one.
elmness (English): The quality of being elm tree
Definitions
- The quality of being elm tree
Ancestry of “elmness”, step by step
elmness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English elm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | elm | A tree of the genus "Ulmus" of the family... |
| 2 | Middle English | elme | — |
| 3 | Old English | elm | elm tree |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *elm | elm tree |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | elmaz | elm tree; wood from an elm tree |
| 6 | Persian | الماس | diamond |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀδάμας | adamant, the hardest metal; a hard metal... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
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 |