Where does “pushoverness” come from?
pushoverness (English) comes from English pushover, from English push, from Middle English pushen, from Middle French pousser, from Old French poulser, from Latin pulsare, from Latin pulso, from Latin pulsus — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
pushoverness (English): The state, quality, or condition of being a...
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Ancestry of “pushoverness”, step by step
pushoverness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pushover
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pushover | Someone who is easily swayed or influenced to... |
| 2 | English | push | To apply a force to such that it moves away from... |
| 3 | Middle English | pushen | — |
| 4 | Middle French | pousser | — |
| 5 | Old French | poulser | — |
| 6 | Latin | pulsare | present active infinitive of pulsō; second-person... |
| 7 | Latin | pulso | I push, strike, beat, batter, hammer; knock on;... |
| 8 | Latin | pulsus | pulse, impulse, beat, stroke; expelled, kicked... |
| 9 | Latin | pellō | to push, drive, hurl, impel, propel; expel, banish, eject, thrust out |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | pelnō | approach, go to; bring close |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
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 |