Where does “old-fashionedness” come from?
old-fashionedness (English) comes from English old-fashioned, from English fashion, from Middle English facioun, from Anglo-Norman fechoun, from Old French façon, from Latin factiō, from Latin factus, from Latin faciō.
old-fashionedness (English): The quality of being old-fashioned
Definitions
- The quality of being old-fashioned
Ancestry of “old-fashionedness”, step by step
old-fashionedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English old-fashioned
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | old-fashioned | Of a thing, outdated or no longer in vogue; Of a... |
| 2 | English | fashion | A current trend, favored for frivolous rather... |
| 3 | Middle English | facioun | The way something looks or appears; physical... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | fechoun | — |
| 5 | Old French | façon | way; manner; fashion |
| 6 | Latin | factiō | a political faction, a group of people acting together |
| 7 | Latin | factus | done, made, having been done or made; became |
| 8 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 9 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 10 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 11 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
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 |