Where does “gentleheartedness” come from?
gentleheartedness (English) comes from English gentlehearted, from English gentle, from Middle English gentil, from Old French gentil, from Latin gentīlis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
gentleheartedness (English): Alternative form of gentle-heartedness
Definitions
- Alternative form of gentle-heartedness
Ancestry of “gentleheartedness”, step by step
gentleheartedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gentlehearted
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gentlehearted | Alternative form of gentle-hearted |
| 2 | English | gentle | Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly... |
| 3 | Middle English | gentil | courteous, noble |
| 4 | Old French | gentil | noble; courteous; courtly |
| 5 | Latin | gentīlis | of or belonging to the same family or gēns: kinsman |
| 6 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
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 |