Where does “slapdashness” come from?
slapdashness (English) comes from English slapdash, from English dash, from Middle English daschen, from Danish daske, from Serbo-Croatian dàska, from Proto-Slavic dъska, from Proto-Germanic diskuz, from Latin discus — take; perceive.
slapdashness (English): The state or condition of being slapdash
Definitions
- The state or condition of being slapdash
Ancestry of “slapdashness”, step by step
slapdashness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English slapdash
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | slapdash | Produced or carried out hastily; haphazard;... |
| 2 | English | dash | Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar) |
| 3 | Middle English | daschen | To hit with a weapon and cause damage; to land a... |
| 4 | Danish | daske | to slap, strike |
| 5 | Serbo-Croatian | dàska | board, plank |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | dъska | board, plank |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | diskuz | table; dish; bowl |
| 8 | Latin | discus | a discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | diskō | learn |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | dikskō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | di-dḱ-ské-ti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |
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 |