Where does “occultness” come from?
occultness (English) comes from English occult, from French occulte, from Latin occultus, from Latin occulo, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
occultness (English): The state or condition of being occult
Definitions
- The state or condition of being occult
Ancestry of “occultness”, step by step
occultness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English occult
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | occult | To cover or hide from view; To dissimulate,... |
| 2 | French | occulte | occult; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | occultus | hidden, concealed, having been hidden; secret |
| 4 | Latin | occulo | I cover, hide, conceal |
| 5 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 6 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
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 |