Where does “redoubtableness” come from?
redoubtableness (English) comes from English redoubtable, from French redoutable, from French redouter, from Middle French redoubter, from Old French redoter, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
redoubtableness (English): The quality of being redoubtable
Definitions
- The quality of being redoubtable
Ancestry of “redoubtableness”, step by step
redoubtableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English redoubtable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | redoubtable | Eliciting respect or fear; imposing;... |
| 2 | French | redoutable | frightening; formidable; redoubtable |
| 3 | French | redouter | to dread, to fear |
| 4 | Middle French | redoubter | to fear; to be afraid of |
| 5 | Old French | redoter | to fear |
| 6 | Old French | re- | re- again; once more |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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 |