Where does “seraphicness” come from?
seraphicness (English) comes from English seraphic, from Medieval Latin seraphicus, from Latin seraphīm, from Koine Greek σεραφείμ, from Hebrew שְׂרָפִים, from Hebrew שָׂרָף — venomous snake; seraph.
seraphicness (English): The quality of being seraphic
Definitions
- The quality of being seraphic
Ancestry of “seraphicness”, step by step
seraphicness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English seraphic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | seraphic | Of or relating to a seraph or the seraphim; Pure... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | seraphicus | angelic, seraphic |
| 3 | Latin | seraphīm | — |
| 4 | Koine Greek | σεραφείμ | — |
| 5 | Hebrew | שְׂרָפִים | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | שָׂרָף | venomous snake; seraph |
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 |