Where does “outlawness” come from?
outlawness (English) comes from English outlaw, from English Law, from English speaker, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é.
outlawness (English): The characteristic of being an outlaw
Definitions
- The characteristic of being an outlaw
Ancestry of “outlawness”, step by step
outlawness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English outlaw
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | outlaw | A fugitive from the law; A criminal who is... |
| 2 | English | Law | perhaps originally meaning someone who lives near a burial mound |
| 3 | English | speaker | One who speaks; Loudspeaker; Speakerphone |
| 4 | English | -ine | Of or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;... |
| 5 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 6 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 7 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 8 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 9 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
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 |