Where does “werelioness” come from?
werelioness (English) comes from English lioness, from English -ess, from French -esse, from Italian -essa, from Portuguese -esa, from Spanish -esa, from Spanish -és, from Spanish política.
werelioness (English): A shapeshifter who can change between lioness and human form
Definitions
- A shapeshifter who can change between lioness and human form
Ancestry of “werelioness”, step by step
werelioness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lioness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lioness | A female lion |
| 2 | English | -ess | Suffix appended to words to make a female... |
| 3 | French | -esse | used to form nouns describing the condition of... |
| 4 | Italian | -essa | -ess |
| 5 | Portuguese | -esa | feminine singular of -ês |
| 6 | Spanish | -esa | feminine singular of -és |
| 7 | Spanish | -és | Forms nouns and adjectives of nationality;... |
| 8 | Spanish | política | politics; policy; female equivalent of político |
| 9 | Spanish | político | political; in-law; politician |
| 10 | Latin | polīticus | political, civil, of the state, relating to civil polity |
| 11 | Swedish | politisk | political, having to do with politics |
| 12 | Swedish | politik | politics |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | πολιτικός | civic, constitutional, public; social |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | πόλις | city; a whole country, as dependent on and called... |
| 16 | Proto-Hellenic | ptólis | city |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | tpólHis | — |
via English were
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | were | second-person singular simple past indicative of... |
| 2 | English | werewolf | A person who is transformed or can transform into... |
| 3 | Middle English | werwolf | — |
| 4 | Old English | werewulf | werewolf |
| 5 | Old English | wer | man; husband; hero, warrior |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wer | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wēraz | true; reliable; friendly; kind |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |