Where does “appetitelessness” come from?
appetitelessness (English) comes from English appetiteless, from English appetite, from Middle English appetit, from Old French apetit, from Latin appetitus, from Latin appetō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn- — in.
appetitelessness (English): Absence of appetite
Definitions
- Absence of appetite
Ancestry of “appetitelessness”, step by step
appetitelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English appetiteless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | appetiteless | Devoid of appetite |
| 2 | English | appetite | Desire to eat food or consume drink; Any strong... |
| 3 | Middle English | appetit | — |
| 4 | Old French | apetit | appetite |
| 5 | Latin | appetitus | an attack, assault; passionate desire or longing;... |
| 6 | Latin | appetō | to strive for, reach after (something), try to get |
| 7 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 9 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
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 |