Where does “footlooseness” come from?
footlooseness (English) comes from English footloose, from English loose, from English lose, from German Nikolaus, from Latin Nīcolāus, from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós — to bark, howl; to be concealed.
footlooseness (English): The characteristic of being footloose
Definitions
- The characteristic of being footloose
Ancestry of “footlooseness”, step by step
footlooseness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English footloose
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | footloose | Tending to travel or do as one pleases; readily... |
| 2 | English | loose | To let loose, to free from restraints; To... |
| 3 | English | lose | To cause to cease to be in one's possession or... |
| 4 | German | Nikolaus | a representation of St. Nicholas; the day of 6th... |
| 5 | Latin | Nīcolāus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Νικόλαος | Nicolas |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λᾱός | people; men; the people |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | lāwós | people, crowd |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂wos | people |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂- | to bark, howl; to be concealed |
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 |