Where does “kismesis” come from?
kismesis (English) comes from English kismet, from Turkish kısmet, from Ottoman Turkish قسمت, from Arabic قِسْمَة, from Arabic قَسَمَ, from Arabic س, from Arabic سَوْفَ — {{qualifier|future tense marker}}.
kismesis (English): A person with whom one shares an intense but adversarial romantic connection based on a feeling of hatred; a nemesis; a rival
Definitions
- A person with whom one shares an intense but adversarial romantic connection based on a feeling of hatred; a nemesis; a rival
Ancestry of “kismesis”, step by step
kismesis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English kismet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kismet | Fate; a predetermined or unavoidable destiny |
| 2 | Turkish | kısmet | fate; kismet |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | قسمت | fate, destiny |
| 4 | Arabic | قِسْمَة | portion, fate; division, lot, destiny; destiny |
| 5 | Arabic | قَسَمَ | to divide, to foreordain |
| 6 | Arabic | س | will |
| 7 | Arabic | سَوْفَ | {{qualifier|future tense marker}} |
via English Nemesis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Nemesis | The goddess of divine retribution |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | νέμεσις | distribution; retribution; wrath |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νέμω | to deal out, distribute, dispense; to pasture or... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | némos | sacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | nem- | to distribute; to give, to take |