Where does “nobodiness” come from?
nobodiness (English) comes from English nobody, from English no, from Middle English noo, from Middle English none, from Old English nōn, from Latin nōna, from Latin nōnus, from Latin novenos — new; to nod, assent to.
nobodiness (English): The quality of being nobody, or a nobody
Definitions
- The quality of being nobody, or a nobody
Ancestry of “nobodiness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | nobody | Not any person; the logical negation of somebody;... |
| 2 | English | no | Not any; Hardly any; Not any possibility or... |
| 3 | Middle English | noo | — |
| 4 | Middle English | none | Alternative form of nonne; Alternative form of... |
| 5 | Old English | nōn | noon; the ninth hour; the ninth hour |
| 6 | Latin | nōna | — |
| 7 | Latin | nōnus | — |
| 8 | Latin | novenos | accusative masculine plural of novēnus |
| 9 | Latin | novem | nine; 9; first-person singular present active... |
| 10 | Latin | novo | I make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | nowāō | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | néweh₂ti | to renew |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |