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Where does “unclehood” come from?

unclehood (English) comes from English hood, from Middle English hode, from English odd, from Middle English odde, from Old Norse oddi, from Old Norse -i, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

unclehood (English): the state of being an uncle

Definitions

  1. the state of being an uncle

Ancestry of “unclehood”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhoodA covering for the head attached to a larger...
2Middle EnglishhodeAlternative form of hoden; Alternative form of...
3EnglishoddDiffering from what is usual, ordinary or...
4Middle Englishoddeinflection of od: ## weak singular ## strong/weak...
5Old Norseoddiodd, third or additional number; triangle
6Old Norse-i—
7Latin-ē—
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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