Where does “assetlessness” come from?
assetlessness (English) comes from English assetless, from English asset, from English assets, from Anglo-Norman asetz, from Old French assez, from Latin satis, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- — to satiate, satisfy.
assetlessness (English): Absence of assets
Definitions
- Absence of assets
Ancestry of “assetlessness”, step by step
assetlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English assetless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | assetless | Without assets |
| 2 | English | asset | Something or someone of any value; any portion of... |
| 3 | English | assets | plural of asset; API pl; Any property or object... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | asetz | Alternative form of asez |
| 5 | Old French | assez | Alternative form of asez; enough |
| 6 | Latin | satis | enough, filled, plenty; adequately, sufficiently |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |
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 |