Where does “lose one's cool” come from?
lose one's cool (English) comes from English one's, from English one, from Middle English one, from Middle English onen, from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna- — adjectival suffix.
lose one's cool (English): To become upset or disconcerted; to lose one's...
Definitions
- To become upset or disconcerted; to lose one's...
Ancestry of “lose one's cool”, step by step
lose one's cool traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English one's
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | one's | Belonging to one |
| 2 | English | one | The number represented by the Arabic numeral 1;... |
| 3 | Middle English | one | Alternative form of on; Alternative form of hone;... |
| 4 | Middle English | onen | to unify; to join together; to gather together;... |
| 5 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 6 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 7 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 8 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via English cool
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cool | Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or... |
| 2 | Middle English | cool | — |
| 3 | Middle English | pek | peak |
| 4 | Middle English | pike | Alternative form of pyke; pike; sharp point, iron... |
| 5 | Old English | pīc | pointed object, pick axe |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *pīk | — |
| 7 | Latin | pix | pitch, tar |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pik- | to be angry; pitch; resin |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pi- | sap, juice |
via English lose
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lose | To cause to cease to be in one's possession or... |
| 2 | German | Nikolaus | a representation of St. Nicholas; the day of 6th... |
| 3 | Latin | Nīcolāus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Νικόλαος | Nicolas |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λᾱός | people; men; the people |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | lāwós | people, crowd |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂wos | people |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂- | to bark, howl; to be concealed |