Where does “relaxedness” come from?
relaxedness (English) comes from English relaxed, from English relax, from Middle English relaxen, from Old French relaxer, from Latin relaxo, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
relaxedness (English): The condition of being relaxed
Definitions
- The condition of being relaxed
Ancestry of “relaxedness”, step by step
relaxedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English relaxed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | relaxed | Having an easy-going mood or temperament; Eased... |
| 2 | English | relax | To calm down; To make something loose; To become... |
| 3 | Middle English | relaxen | loosen, make (something) less compact or dense |
| 4 | Old French | relaxer | Alternative form of relaschier |
| 5 | Latin | relaxo | I stretch out or widen again; unloose, loosen,... |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | 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 |