Where does “lesbianness” come from?
lesbianness (English) comes from English lesbian, from Latin Lesbius, from Ancient Greek Λέσβιος, from Ancient Greek Λέσβος, from Hittite 𒌷𒆷𒊍𒉺, from Akkadian 𒉺 — overseer; foreman; instructor.
lesbianness (English): Quality or condition of being lesbian
Definitions
- Quality or condition of being lesbian
Ancestry of “lesbianness”, step by step
lesbianness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lesbian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lesbian | Homosexual, gay; preferring mostly or exclusively... |
| 2 | Latin | Lesbius | Lesbian |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Λέσβιος | Lesbian |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Λέσβος | Lesbos |
| 5 | Hittite | 𒌷𒆷𒊍𒉺 | Lesbos |
| 6 | Akkadian | 𒉺 | overseer; foreman; instructor |
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 |