Where does “jackassness” come from?
jackassness (English) comes from English jackass, from English Jack, from Middle English jakke, from Anglo-Norman jacke, from Middle French jaque, from Middle French jacques, from French jacques, from Latin Iacobus — heel of the foot; heel.
jackassness (English): foolishness; idiocy
Definitions
- foolishness; idiocy
Ancestry of “jackassness”, step by step
jackassness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English jackass
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | jackass | a male donkey; a foolish or stupid person; an... |
| 2 | English | Jack | A placeholder or conventional name for any man,... |
| 3 | Middle English | jakke | A padded coat, especially as light armour |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | jacke | — |
| 5 | Middle French | jaque | — |
| 6 | Middle French | jacques | — |
| 7 | French | jacques | plural of jacque; a stupid person; a jemmy or... |
| 8 | Latin | Iacobus | Jacob; James; Saint James |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἰάκωβος | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | Ἰακώβ | Jacob |
| 11 | Hebrew | יַעֲקֹב | Jacob |
| 12 | Hebrew | עָקֵב | heel of the foot; heel |
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 |