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
Definitions
- nonchalance
Ancestry of “nonchalantness”, step by step
nonchalantness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nonchalant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 |