Where does “beautylessness” come from?
beautylessness (English) comes from English beautyless, from English beauty, from Middle English beaute, from Old French biauté, from Vulgar Latin bellitas, from Latin bellus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
beautylessness (English): Absence of beauty
Definitions
- Absence of beauty
Ancestry of “beautylessness”, step by step
beautylessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English beautyless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | beautyless | Devoid of beauty |
| 2 | English | beauty | The quality of being attractive, pleasing, fine... |
| 3 | Middle English | beaute | The quality of being physically appealing;... |
| 4 | Old French | biauté | beauty |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | bellitas | beauty |
| 6 | Latin | bellus | beautiful, pretty, handsome; pleasant, agreeable,... |
| 7 | Latin | villus | hair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair |
| 8 | Latin | vellus | The wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |
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 |