Where does “superstitiousness” come from?
superstitiousness (English) comes from English superstitious, from Old French superstitieux, from Latin superstitiōsus, from Latin superstitio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
superstitiousness (English): superstition
Definitions
- superstition
Ancestry of “superstitiousness”, step by step
superstitiousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English superstitious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | superstitious | Susceptible to superstitions; Arising from or... |
| 2 | Old French | superstitieux | — |
| 3 | Latin | superstitiōsus | superstitious |
| 4 | Latin | superstitio | superstition |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |