Where does “pedanticalness” come from?
pedanticalness (English) comes from English pedantical, from English pedant, from Middle French pedant, from Italian pedante, from Ancient Greek παιδεία, from Ancient Greek παιδεύω, from Ancient Greek παῖς, from Proto-Hellenic pā́wits — few, little; smallness.
pedanticalness (English): The quality of being pedantical
Definitions
- The quality of being pedantical
Ancestry of “pedanticalness”, step by step
pedanticalness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pedantical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pedantical | Pedantic |
| 2 | English | pedant | A teacher or schoolmaster; A person who... |
| 3 | Middle French | pedant | teacher; tutor; educator; pedant |
| 4 | Italian | pedante | pedantic; schoolmaster; teacher |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παιδεία | upbringing; training, education; youth, childhood |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παιδεύω | I raise, bring up a child; I train, teach,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | παῖς | child, son, daughter; young person, child, boy,... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | pā́wits | child |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂wids | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |
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 |