Where does “streetwiseness” come from?
streetwiseness (English) comes from English streetwise, from English street, from Middle English strete, from Old English strǣt, from Proto-West Germanic strātu, from Latin strāta, from Latin strātus, from Latin sternō — sterile, infertile.
streetwiseness (English): The quality of being streetwise
Definitions
- The quality of being streetwise
Ancestry of “streetwiseness”, step by step
streetwiseness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English streetwise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | streetwise | Having the necessary knack, personality and... |
| 2 | English | street | A paved part of road, usually in a village or a... |
| 3 | Middle English | strete | A road or path connecting two settlements or... |
| 4 | Old English | strǣt | road; a road, a town-road, a street, a paved... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | strātu | street, paved road |
| 6 | Latin | strāta | a paved road |
| 7 | Latin | strātus | — |
| 8 | Latin | sternō | to spread, stretch out, spread out |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | stornō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | str̥-n-h₃- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |
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 |