Where does “nobleheartedness” come from?
nobleheartedness (English) comes from English noblehearted, from English Noble, from Middle English noble, from Old French noble, from Latin nōbilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
nobleheartedness (English): The state or condition of being noblehearted
Definitions
- The state or condition of being noblehearted
Ancestry of “nobleheartedness”, step by step
nobleheartedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English noblehearted
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | noblehearted | Of a noble disposition |
| 2 | English | Noble | An aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood |
| 3 | Middle English | noble | noble |
| 4 | Old French | noble | noble; upper-class; well-bred |
| 5 | Latin | nōbilis | noble, high-born |
| 6 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |
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 |