Where does “kingdomhood” come from?
kingdomhood (English) comes from English hood, from Middle English hode, from English odd, from Middle English odde, from Old Norse oddi, from Old Norse -i, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
kingdomhood (English): The status or period of being a kingdom
Definitions
- The status or period of being a kingdom
Ancestry of “kingdomhood”, step by step
kingdomhood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English kingdom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kingdom | A realm having a king and/or queen as its actual... |
| 2 | Middle English | kingdom | dominion, lordship, rulership; The dominion and... |
| 3 | Old English | cyningdōm | Royal power or authority; sovereignty or rule |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *kuningadōm | realm, kingdom |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kuningadōmaz | realm, kingdom |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kuningaz | king |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kunją | kin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁yom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |