Where does “schoolmarmishness” come from?
schoolmarmishness (English) comes from English schoolmarmish, from English schoolmarm, from English marm, from English ma'am, from English madam, from Middle English madame, from Old French madame, from Old French dame — to build; to arrange, to put together.
schoolmarmishness (English): Quality of being schoolmarmish
Definitions
- Quality of being schoolmarmish
Ancestry of “schoolmarmishness”, step by step
schoolmarmishness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English schoolmarmish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | schoolmarmish | Resembling a schoolmarm |
| 2 | English | schoolmarm | A woman who is a teacher, especially a teacher in... |
| 3 | English | marm | madam; a polite term of address for a lady |
| 4 | English | ma'am | Contraction of madam; To address using "ma'am" |
| 5 | English | madam | "Mrs Grey wondered if the outfit she was trying... |
| 6 | Middle English | madame | madam polite term of address or (less often) title for a noble lady |
| 7 | Old French | madame | — |
| 8 | Old French | dame | lady; woman |
| 9 | Late Latin | domna | lady, mistress |
| 10 | Latin | domina | lady or mistress of the house |
| 11 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 12 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |
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 |