Where does “rowdyishness” come from?
rowdyishness (English) comes from English rowdyish, from English rowdy, from English row, from Middle English rowe, from English rōw, from English roll, from Middle English rolle, from Old French rolle — ingot.
rowdyishness (English): The quality of being rowdyish
Definitions
- The quality of being rowdyish
Ancestry of “rowdyishness”, step by step
rowdyishness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rowdyish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rowdyish | Resembling a rowdy in temper or conduct;... |
| 2 | English | rowdy | Loud and disorderly; riotous; boisterous; A... |
| 3 | English | row | A line of objects, often regularly spaced, such... |
| 4 | Middle English | rowe | Alternative form of rawe; Alternative form of... |
| 5 | English | rōw | A line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden, etc |
| 6 | English | roll | To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to... |
| 7 | Middle English | rolle | — |
| 8 | Old French | rolle | registration |
| 9 | Medieval Latin | rotulus | a roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a... |
| 10 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 11 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 12 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 13 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 14 | French | litre | litre |
| 15 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 17 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |
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 |