Where does “intermeddlesomeness” come from?
intermeddlesomeness (English) comes from English intermeddlesome, from English intermeddle, from Old French entremedler, from Old French medler, from Old French medlé, from Latin mespilum, from Ancient Greek μέσπιλον — medlar.
intermeddlesomeness (English): The quality of being intermeddlesome
Definitions
- The quality of being intermeddlesome
Ancestry of “intermeddlesomeness”, step by step
intermeddlesomeness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English intermeddlesome
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intermeddlesome | Inclined or disposed to intermeddle |
| 2 | English | intermeddle | To mix, mingle together; To get mixed up; To butt... |
| 3 | Old French | entremedler | — |
| 4 | Old French | medler | Alternative form of mesler |
| 5 | Old French | medlé | mixed; intermixed; past participle of medler |
| 6 | Latin | mespilum | The medlar |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέσπιλον | medlar |
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 |