Where does “sincereness” come from?
sincereness (English) comes from English sincere, from Middle French sincere, from Latin sincērus, from Proto-Italic senkairos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
sincereness (English): sincerity
Definitions
- sincerity
Ancestry of “sincereness”, step by step
sincereness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sincere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sincere | Genuine; meaning what one says or does;... |
| 2 | Middle French | sincere | sincere (genuinely meaning what one says or does) |
| 3 | Latin | sincērus | clean, pure, sound |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | senkairos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
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 |