Where does “esynesse” come from?
esynesse (Middle English) comes from Middle English esy, from English ease, from Middle English ese, from Old French aise, from Latin adiacēns, from Latin adiaceo, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn- — in.
esynesse (Middle English): Spiritual comfort; equanimity, tranquility
Definitions
- Spiritual comfort; equanimity, tranquility
Ancestry of “esynesse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | esy | Comfortable, pleasant; Convenient, suitable, fit;... |
| 2 | English | ease | Ability, the means to do something, particularly;... |
| 3 | Middle English | ese | Alternative form of eise; Physical comfort, or... |
| 4 | Old French | aise | Alternative form of eise; empty space, elbow... |
| 5 | Latin | adiacēns | adjacent, adjoining, neighbouring |
| 6 | Latin | adiaceo | I lie beside, at, near or next to; am adjacent... |
| 7 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 9 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |