Where does “enemyness” come from?
enemyness (English) comes from English enemy, from Middle English enemy, from Old French enemi, from Old French inimi, from Latin inimīcus, from Latin amīcus, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus — to be bright; sky, heaven.
enemyness (English): The quality of being an enemy; enmity
Definitions
- The quality of being an enemy; enmity
Ancestry of “enemyness”, step by step
enemyness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English enemy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | enemy | Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards,... |
| 2 | Middle English | enemy | An enemy, foe, or adversary |
| 3 | Old French | enemi | enemy |
| 4 | Old French | inimi | Alternative form of enemi |
| 5 | Latin | inimīcus | enemy, foe someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else |
| 6 | Latin | amīcus | friendly, well-disposed, amicable |
| 7 | Latin | amō | to love |
| 8 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 9 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 10 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
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 |