ETYMOLOGY, THE ROOT MEANING OF WORDS “country” - mid-13c., "(one's) native land;" c. 1300, "any geographic area," "region, district,” "(land) spread before one," as "area surrounding a walled city or town
ETYMOLOGY, THE ROOT MEANING OF WORDS “noble” - c. 1200, "illustrious, distinguished, of high rank or birth," from Old French noble "of noble bearing or birth, well-known, famous, renowned; excellent, superior, splendid; superior birth