Where does “matronliness” come from?
matronliness (English) comes from English matronly, from English matron, from Middle English matrone, from Old French matrone, from Latin mātrōna, from Latin māter, from Ancient Greek ἄρχω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ergʰ- — to begin; to command, rule; to begin, rule,...
matronliness (English): The quality of being matronly
Definitions
- The quality of being matronly
Ancestry of “matronliness”, step by step
matronliness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English matronly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | matronly | In the capacity of a matron; serving as a... |
| 2 | English | matron | A mature or elderly woman; A wife or a widow,... |
| 3 | Middle English | matrone | A wife; Such a woman who can examine a man too... |
| 4 | Old French | matrone | senior, respectable woman |
| 5 | Latin | mātrōna | — |
| 6 | Latin | māter | mother female parent |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἄρχω | To begin; To lead, rule, govern, command; To be... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ergʰ- | to begin; to command, rule; to begin, rule,... |
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 |