Where does “foolhardihood” come from?
foolhardihood (English) comes from English hood, from Middle English hode, from English odd, from Middle English odde, from Old Norse oddi, from Old Norse -i, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
foolhardihood (English): foolhardiness
Definitions
- foolhardiness
Ancestry of “foolhardihood”, step by step
foolhardihood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hood | A covering for the head attached to a larger... |
| 2 | Middle English | hode | Alternative form of hoden; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | English | odd | Differing from what is usual, ordinary or... |
| 4 | Middle English | odde | inflection of od: ## weak singular ## strong/weak... |
| 5 | Old Norse | oddi | odd, third or additional number; triangle |
| 6 | Old Norse | -i | th |
| 7 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English foolhardy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | foolhardy | Marked by unthinking recklessness with disregard... |
| 2 | Middle English | folehardy | Marked by unthinking recklessness with disregard... |
| 3 | Old French | fol hardi | foolishly bold |
| 4 | Old French | hardi | hardy; tough; durable |
| 5 | Old French | hardir | to harden |
| 6 | Frankish | hardijan | to harden, to make hard |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hardijaną | to make hard, strong; to harden |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 10 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |