Where does “nonchalantness” come from?
nonchalantness (English) comes from English nonchalant, from French nonchalant, from Old French nonchaloir, from Old French chaloir, from Old French chaleir, from Latin calēre, from Proto-Italic kalēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
nonchalantness (English): nonchalance
Ancestry of “nonchalantness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | nonchalant | Casually calm and relaxed; Indifferent;... |
| 2 | French | nonchalant | Marked by a lack of vivacity, vigour, liveliness;... |
| 3 | Old French | nonchaloir | indifference; uncaringness; to ignore; to pay... |
| 4 | Old French | chaloir | to heat; to bother, to concern |
| 5 | Old French | chaleir | Alternative form of chaloir |
| 6 | Latin | calēre | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kalēō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |