Where does “remorsefulness” come from?
remorsefulness (English) comes from English remorseful, from English remorse, from Middle English remors, from Old French remors, from Latin remorsus, from Latin remordeō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
remorsefulness (English): The quality of being remorseful
Definitions
- The quality of being remorseful
Ancestry of “remorsefulness”, step by step
remorsefulness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English remorseful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | remorseful | Feeling or filled with remorse; Expressing or... |
| 2 | English | remorse | A feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or... |
| 3 | Middle English | remors | remorse |
| 4 | Old French | remors | remorse |
| 5 | Latin | remorsus | a biting in return |
| 6 | Latin | remordeō | to bite back or again |
| 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 |