Where does “antlerlessness” come from?
antlerlessness (English) comes from English antlerless, from English Antler, from Middle English auntelere, from Old French antoillier, from Old French ueil, from Vulgar Latin oclus, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic okʷelos — to see; eye.
antlerlessness (English): Absence of antlers
Definitions
- Absence of antlers
Ancestry of “antlerlessness”, step by step
antlerlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English antlerless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | antlerless | Without antlers |
| 2 | English | Antler | A deciduous branching and bony structure on the head of deer (Cervidae), normally in pairs, grown and shed each year |
| 3 | Middle English | auntelere | The bottom-most antler of a deer |
| 4 | Old French | antoillier | antler, horn |
| 5 | Old French | ueil | eye |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | oclus | eye; Alternative form of oculus |
| 7 | Latin | oculus | An eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | okʷelos | eye |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |
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 |