Where does “ambitionlessness” come from?
ambitionlessness (English) comes from English ambitionless, from English ambition, from Middle English ambicioun, from Old French ambition, from Latin ambitio, from Latin ambiō, from Latin ambi-, from Latin ambō — on, onto.
ambitionlessness (English): Lack of ambition
Definitions
- Lack of ambition
Ancestry of “ambitionlessness”, step by step
ambitionlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ambitionless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ambitionless | Without ambition or motivation |
| 2 | English | ambition | Eager or inordinate desire for some object that... |
| 3 | Middle English | ambicioun | Excessive ambition |
| 4 | Old French | ambition | — |
| 5 | Latin | ambitio | A going around or about; that which surrounds; A... |
| 6 | Latin | ambiō | to round, go round, pass around, skirt |
| 7 | Latin | ambi- | around, about |
| 8 | Latin | ambō | both |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
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 |