Where does “actlessness” come from?
actlessness (English) comes from English actless, from English Act, from English actually, from English actual, from Middle English actual, from Anglo-Norman actuel, from Old French actual, from Latin actuālis — to drive.
actlessness (English): Absence of an act; failure to act; inaction
Definitions
- Absence of an act; failure to act; inaction
Ancestry of “actlessness”, step by step
actlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English actless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | actless | Without action or spirit |
| 2 | English | Act | — |
| 3 | English | actually | In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively;... |
| 4 | English | actual | relating to a person's acts or deeds; active,... |
| 5 | Middle English | actual | actual, real, true |
| 6 | Anglo-Norman | actuel | — |
| 7 | Old French | actual | — |
| 8 | Latin | actuālis | active, practical |
| 9 | Latin | āctus | made, done, having been done |
| 10 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
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 |