Where does “articlelessness” come from?
articlelessness (English) comes from English articleless, from English article, from Middle English article, from Old French article, from Latin articulus, from Latin artus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂értus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
articlelessness (English): Absence of a grammatical article
Definitions
- Absence of a grammatical article
Ancestry of “articlelessness”, step by step
articlelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English articleless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | articleless | Without articles |
| 2 | English | article | A piece of nonfictional writing such as a story,... |
| 3 | Middle English | article | — |
| 4 | Old French | article | joint; articulation; article |
| 5 | Latin | articulus | A point connecting various parts of the body;... |
| 6 | Latin | artus | narrow, close, fitted, confined, dense; severe,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂értus | that which is fit together; juncture, ordering |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
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 |