Where does “flippantness” come from?
flippantness (English) comes from English flippant, from English flippand, from English flip, from English fillip, from Middle English filippen, from Middle English flappen — to flap, clap, slap, strike.
flippantness (English): The quality of being flippant
Definitions
- The quality of being flippant
Ancestry of “flippantness”, step by step
flippantness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English flippant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flippant | glib; speaking with ease and rapidity; nimble;... |
| 2 | English | flippand | prattling, babbling, glib |
| 3 | English | flip | A maneuver which rotates an object end over end;... |
| 4 | English | fillip | The action of holding the tip of a finger against... |
| 5 | Middle English | filippen | to make a signal or sound with thumb and right... |
| 6 | Middle English | flappen | to flap, clap, slap, strike |
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 |