Where does “masculineness” come from?
masculineness (English) comes from English masculine, from French masculin, from Italian maschile, from Spanish masculino, from Spanish -ismo, from French féminisme, from French -ïsme, from Latin -isma — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
masculineness (English): The state or condition of being masculine
Definitions
- The state or condition of being masculine
Ancestry of “masculineness”, step by step
masculineness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English masculine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | masculine | Of or pertaining to the male gender; manly; Of or... |
| 2 | French | masculin | male; masculine |
| 3 | Italian | maschile | masculine, male; virile, manly; men's, boys' |
| 4 | Spanish | masculino | masculine, male |
| 5 | Spanish | -ismo | -ism |
| 6 | French | féminisme | feminism |
| 7 | French | -ïsme | -ism, variant of -isme following vowels |
| 8 | Latin | -isma | Alternative form of -ismus; -ism |
| 9 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |
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 |