Where does “newfangledness” come from?
newfangledness (English) comes from English newfangled, from English New, from English MAN, from English manual, from Middle English manuel, from Anglo-Norman manuel, from Old French manual, from Latin manuālis — human being; man; hand.
newfangledness (English): The quality of being newfangled
Definitions
- The quality of being newfangled
Ancestry of “newfangledness”, step by step
newfangledness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English newfangled
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | newfangled | Modern, unfamiliar, or different |
| 2 | English | New | made, or created |
| 3 | English | MAN | Initialism of Metropolitan Area Network |
| 4 | English | manual | A handbook; A booklet that instructs on the usage... |
| 5 | Middle English | manuel | — |
| 6 | Anglo-Norman | manuel | manual; done with the hands; handle; manual;... |
| 7 | Old French | manual | — |
| 8 | Latin | manuālis | hand |
| 9 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |
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 |