Where does “outsiderdom” come from?
outsiderdom (English) comes from English outsider, from English outside, from English Side, from Middle English side, from Old English sīde, from Proto-West Germanic *sīdā, from Medieval Latin sida, from Late Latin seta — to satiate, satisfy.
outsiderdom (English): The state or condition of being an outsider
Definitions
- The state or condition of being an outsider
Ancestry of “outsiderdom”, step by step
outsiderdom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English outsider
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | outsider | One who is not part of a community or... |
| 2 | English | outside | The part of something that faces out; the outer... |
| 3 | English | Side | A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape |
| 4 | Middle English | side | custom |
| 5 | Old English | sīde | side, flank |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *sīdā | side |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | sida | — |
| 8 | Late Latin | seta | Alternative form of saeta; hair, bristle; bristle |
| 9 | Latin | saeta | a bristle, hair on an animal; silk |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | saitā | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂ito- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂ey- | to bind, fetter |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |
via English DOM
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | DOM | Initialism of date of marriage; Initialism of... |
| 2 | English | dominance | The state of being dominant; of prime importance;... |
| 3 | English | -ance | Added to an adjective or verb to form a noun... |
| 4 | Middle English | -aunce | Forms nouns indicating states or processes, usually from verbs or other nouns; -ance |
| 5 | Old French | -ance | ance (suffix used to form nouns) |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |