Where does “tender-heartedness” come from?
tender-heartedness (English) comes from English tender-hearted, from English tenderhearted, from English tender, from English tend, from Middle English tenden, from Middle English attenden, from Old French atendre, from Latin attendō — in.
tender-heartedness (English): Alternative form of tenderheartedness
Definitions
- Alternative form of tenderheartedness
Ancestry of “tender-heartedness”, step by step
tender-heartedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tender-hearted
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tender-hearted | Alternative form of tenderhearted |
| 2 | English | tenderhearted | Compassionate for another's distress; Easily... |
| 3 | English | tender | Sensitive or painful to the touch; Easily bruised... |
| 4 | English | tend | To make a tender of; to offer or tender; To be... |
| 5 | Middle English | tenden | To ignite; to light or set on fire |
| 6 | Middle English | attenden | to attend |
| 7 | Old French | atendre | to wait |
| 8 | Latin | attendō | to pay attention, attend (to), direct the attention towards |
| 9 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 10 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 11 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 12 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
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 |