Where does “peasantness” come from?
peasantness (English) comes from English peasant, from Middle English paissaunt, from Anglo-Norman paisant, from Old French païsant, from Old French païs, from Medieval Latin pagensis, from Latin pāgus, from Proto-Italic pāgos — to attach.
peasantness (English): The lifestyle or status of a peasant
Definitions
- The lifestyle or status of a peasant
Ancestry of “peasantness”, step by step
peasantness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English peasant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | peasant | A member of the lowly social class that toils on... |
| 2 | Middle English | paissaunt | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | paisant | Alternative form of paisan |
| 4 | Old French | païsant | Alternative form of paisan |
| 5 | Old French | païs | Alternative form of pais; country |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | pagensis | — |
| 7 | Latin | pāgus | district, canton, region |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pāgos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |
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 |