Where does “nether region” come from?
nether region (English) comes from English region, from Middle English regioun, from Anglo-Norman regiun, from Latin regiō, from Latin Aemilia, from Latin aemulus, from Proto-Italic aimelos, from Proto-Italic aimos — to copy, imitate.
nether region (English): Hell; a realm beneath the surface of the earth...
Definitions
- Hell; a realm beneath the surface of the earth...
Ancestry of “nether region”, step by step
nether region traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English region
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | region | Any considerable and connected part of a space or... |
| 2 | Middle English | regioun | realm, nation, country; authority, governance;... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | regiun | region |
| 4 | Latin | regiō | direction, line |
| 5 | Latin | Aemilia | — |
| 6 | Latin | aemulus | striving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | aimelos | striving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | aimos | imitation |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eym- | to copy, imitate |
via English nether
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nether | Lower; under; Lying beneath, or conceived as... |
| 2 | English | nither | Alternative form of nether |
| 3 | Middle English | nitheren | — |
| 4 | Old English | niþerian | to depress, abase, bring low, humiliate, oppress,... |
| 5 | Old English | niþer | down; downstairs |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | niþer | down, downwards |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | niter | — |