Where does “sidequest” come from?
sidequest (English) comes from English Side, from Middle English side, from Old English sīde, from Proto-West Germanic *sīdā, from Medieval Latin sida, from Late Latin seta, from Latin saeta, from Proto-Italic saitā — to satiate, satisfy.
sidequest (English): A quest given to the player that has no direct...
Definitions
- A quest given to the player that has no direct...
Ancestry of “sidequest”, step by step
sidequest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Side
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Side | A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape |
| 2 | Middle English | side | custom |
| 3 | Old English | sīde | side, flank |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *sīdā | side |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | sida | — |
| 6 | Late Latin | seta | Alternative form of saeta; hair, bristle; bristle |
| 7 | Latin | saeta | a bristle, hair on an animal; silk |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | saitā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂ito- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂ey- | to bind, fetter |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |
via English quest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quest | A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission |
| 2 | Middle English | quest | A legal inquest or investigation; a session of... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | queste | search; act, instance of searching |
| 4 | Latin | quaesta | tribute, tax, inquiry, search |
| 5 | Latin | quaesita | nominative feminine singular of quaesītus;... |
| 6 | Latin | quaesitus | sought for, having been sought for; asked, having... |
| 7 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |