Where does “sure-handedness” come from?
sure-handedness (English) comes from English sure-handed, from English sure, from Middle English sure, from Middle French sur, from Old French seür, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri.
sure-handedness (English): The quality of being sure-handed
Definitions
- The quality of being sure-handed
Ancestry of “sure-handedness”, step by step
sure-handedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sure-handed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sure-handed | Dexterous; skilled and smooth at a manual task;... |
| 2 | English | sure | Physically secure and certain, non-failing,... |
| 3 | Middle English | sure | safe, protected; fortified, well-defended,... |
| 4 | Middle French | sur | — |
| 5 | Old French | seür | Alternative form of seur; sure |
| 6 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 7 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
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 |