Where does “mettlesomeness” come from?
mettlesomeness (English) comes from English mettlesome, from English mettle, from English metal, from French métal, from German metall, from Italian metallo, from Spanish metal, from Old Spanish metal — to mine, quarry.
mettlesomeness (English): The quality of being mettlesome
Definitions
- The quality of being mettlesome
Ancestry of “mettlesomeness”, step by step
mettlesomeness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mettlesome
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mettlesome | Marked by mettle or bravery; courageous |
| 2 | English | mettle | A quality of endurance and courage; Good... |
| 3 | English | metal | "Chemical elements or alloys, and the mines where... |
| 4 | French | métal | metal |
| 5 | German | metall | metal |
| 6 | Italian | metallo | metal |
| 7 | Spanish | metal | metal |
| 8 | Old Spanish | metal | metal |
| 9 | Old French | métal | metal material |
| 10 | Latin | metallum | metal; precious metals, especially gold or... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | μέταλλον | A mine, quarry, or salt pit; metal |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | μέταλλευειν | to mine, quarry |
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 |