Where does “sadcore” come from?
sadcore (English) comes from English Core, from English -core, from English hardcore, from English hard, from Old French hardi, from Old French hardir, from Frankish hardijan, from Proto-Germanic hardijaną — to travel, tour.
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Definitions
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Ancestry of “sadcore”, step by step
sadcore traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Core
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Core | The birth name of Persephone/Proserpina, the queen of the Underworld/Hades, and goddess of the seasons and of vegetation. She is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, and the wife of Hades |
| 2 | English | -core | Applied to various genres of music and... |
| 3 | English | hardcore | Having an extreme dedication to a certain... |
| 4 | English | hard | Having a severe property; presenting difficulty;... |
| 5 | Old French | hardi | hardy; tough; durable |
| 6 | Old French | hardir | to harden |
| 7 | Frankish | hardijan | to harden, to make hard |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hardijaną | to make hard, strong; to harden |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 11 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |
via English sad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sad | "Emotionally negative."; Sated, having had one's... |
| 2 | Middle English | sad | sated, weary having had enough |
| 3 | Old English | sæd | full, sated; weary; seed |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *sād | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sēdiz | seed |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₁- | to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,... |