Where does “Greeklessness” come from?
Greeklessness (English) comes from English Greekless, from English greek, from Old English Grēcas, from Esperanto kreko, from Latin Graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός, from Ancient Greek γραῖα, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
Greeklessness (English): The quality of largely or wholly lacking any...
Definitions
- The quality of largely or wholly lacking any...
Ancestry of “Greeklessness”, step by step
Greeklessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Greekless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Greekless | Lacking any mastery of any form of the Greek... |
| 2 | English | greek | Alternative letter-case form of Greek; To display... |
| 3 | Old English | Grēcas | the Greeks; Greeks |
| 4 | Esperanto | kreko | teal |
| 5 | Latin | Graecus | Greek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Γραικός | Greek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γραῖα | Graea, Boeotia; Greece |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
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 |