Where does “infirmness” come from?
infirmness (English) comes from English infirm, from Latin infirmo, from Latin īnfirmus, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
infirmness (English): The quality of being infirm; feebleness
Definitions
- The quality of being infirm; feebleness
Ancestry of “infirmness”, step by step
infirmness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English infirm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | infirm | Weak or ill, not in good health; Irresolute; weak... |
| 2 | Latin | infirmo | I weaken, enfeeble, deprive of strength; I... |
| 3 | Latin | īnfirmus | weak, feeble |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
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 |