Where does “militantness” come from?
militantness (English) comes from English militant, from Middle French militant, from Latin mīlitāns, from Latin milito, from Latin mīles — A soldier.
militantness (English): militancy
Definitions
- militancy
Ancestry of “militantness”, step by step
militantness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English militant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | militant | Fighting or disposed to fight; belligerent,... |
| 2 | Middle French | militant | — |
| 3 | Latin | mīlitāns | being a soldier; serving in the military |
| 4 | Latin | milito | I am a soldier, I act as a soldier; I wage war |
| 5 | Latin | mīles | A soldier |
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 |