Where does “gentlemanliness” come from?
gentlemanliness (English) comes from English gentlemanly, from English gentleman, from Middle English gentilman, from Middle English man, from Old English mān, from Sanskrit महादेव, from Sanskrit महा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́ — big, great.
gentlemanliness (English): gentlemanly behaviour, of or pertaining to being...
Definitions
- gentlemanly behaviour, of or pertaining to being...
Ancestry of “gentlemanliness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gentlemanly | Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a... |
| 2 | English | gentleman | A man of gentle but not noble birth,... |
| 3 | Middle English | gentilman | gentleman |
| 4 | Middle English | man | Typically singular, indefinite pronoun: one, you;... |
| 5 | Old English | mān | bad, criminal, false; shameful act; crime;... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | महादेव | the "great God" |
| 7 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | maźʰā́ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maȷ́ʰā́ | big, great |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |