Where does “patricianness” come from?
patricianness (English) comes from English patrician, from French patricien, from Middle French patricien, from Latin Pātricius, from Latin -icius, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός — -y, -ic.
patricianness (English): The quality of being patrician
Definitions
- The quality of being patrician
Ancestry of “patricianness”, step by step
patricianness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English patrician
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | patrician | A member of any of the families constituting the... |
| 2 | French | patricien | patrician |
| 3 | Middle French | patricien | patrician |
| 4 | Latin | Pātricius | patrician, noble |
| 5 | Latin | -icius | -itious |
| 6 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
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 |