Where does “ungallantness” come from?
ungallantness (English) comes from English ungallant, from English gallant, from Middle English galant, from Old French galant, from Old French galer, from Old French galle, from Latin galla, from Gaulish gallā — to flourish; green, yellow.
ungallantness (English): The quality of being ungallant
Definitions
- The quality of being ungallant
Ancestry of “ungallantness”, step by step
ungallantness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ungallant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ungallant | Not gallant; ignoble, dishonourable, unvaliant |
| 2 | English | gallant | brave, valiant; honorable; grand, noble |
| 3 | Middle English | galant | — |
| 4 | Old French | galant | present participle of galer; brave; noble;... |
| 5 | Old French | galer | to rub; to scratch; to have fun; to enjoy oneself |
| 6 | Old French | galle | — |
| 7 | Latin | galla | the oak apple, gall-nut; a harsh, sour kind of... |
| 8 | Gaulish | gallā | vessel |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | gallǭ | gall, bile |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
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 |