Where does “worksomeness” come from?
worksomeness (English) comes from English worksome, from English work, from English lacquerwork, from English lacquer, from French lacque, from Portuguese laca, from Persian لاک, from Urdu لاکھ.
worksomeness (English): The state, quality, or condition of being...
Definitions
- The state, quality, or condition of being...
Ancestry of “worksomeness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | worksome | Characterised by work; industrious; diligent;... |
| 2 | English | work | "Employment."; "Effort."; Sustained effort to... |
| 3 | English | lacquerwork | Artistic or decorative work made with lacquer |
| 4 | English | lacquer | A glossy, resinous material used as a surface... |
| 5 | French | lacque | a sort of sealing wax |
| 6 | Portuguese | laca | lake; lac |
| 7 | Persian | لاک | — |
| 8 | Urdu | لاکھ | lakh, lac |
| 9 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 | — |
| 10 | Sanskrit | लक्ष | a mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,... |
| 11 | Sanskrit | लक्ष् | perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign |
| 12 | Sanskrit | रक्ष् | to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrakṣ- | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrakš- | — |