Where does “ungentlemanliness” come from?
ungentlemanliness (English) comes from English ungentlemanly, from English gentlemanly, from English gentleman, from Middle English gentilman, from Middle English man, from Old English mān, from Sanskrit महादेव, from Sanskrit महा — big, great.
ungentlemanliness (English): The state or condition of being ungentlemanly
Definitions
- The state or condition of being ungentlemanly
Ancestry of “ungentlemanliness”, step by step
ungentlemanliness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ungentlemanly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ungentlemanly | Not gentlemanly; not adhering to the high moral... |
| 2 | English | gentlemanly | Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a... |
| 3 | English | gentleman | A man of gentle but not noble birth,... |
| 4 | Middle English | gentilman | gentleman |
| 5 | Middle English | man | Typically singular, indefinite pronoun: one, you;... |
| 6 | Old English | mān | bad, criminal, false; shameful act; crime;... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | महादेव | the "great God" |
| 8 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | maźʰā́ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maȷ́ʰā́ | big, great |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |
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 |