Where does “affectionlessness” come from?
affectionlessness (English) comes from English affectionless, from English affection, from French affection, from Italian affetto, from Spanish afección, from Latin affectio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
affectionlessness (English): The quality, state, or condition of being...
Definitions
- The quality, state, or condition of being...
Ancestry of “affectionlessness”, step by step
affectionlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English affectionless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | affectionless | Without affection; unfeeling; emotionless;... |
| 2 | English | affection | The act of affecting or acting upon; The state of... |
| 3 | French | affection | affection, love, fondness; medical condition,... |
| 4 | Italian | affetto | affection; the object of one's affection;... |
| 5 | Spanish | afección | A complaint, usually medical or legal; A medical... |
| 6 | Latin | affectio | The relation or disposition towards something... |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |