Where does “inmatehood” come from?
inmatehood (English) comes from English inmate, from English maté, from Middle English mate, from Middle Low German māte, from Old Saxon gimato, from Proto-Germanic gamatjô, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — resin, gum; to say, speak.
inmatehood (English): The state or condition of an inmate
Definitions
- The state or condition of an inmate
Ancestry of “inmatehood”, step by step
inmatehood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inmate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inmate | A person confined to an institution such as a... |
| 2 | English | maté | An evergreen tree, Ilex paraquariensis, native to... |
| 3 | Middle English | mate | mate companion, comrade |
| 4 | Middle Low German | māte | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | gimato | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gamatjô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
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 |