Where does “breezelessness” come from?
breezelessness (English) comes from English breezeless, from English breeze, from Spanish brisa, from Old Spanish briza, from French brise, from French briser, from Middle French briser, from Old French brisier — to burst; break; crack; crackle.
breezelessness (English): The state or condition of being breezeless
Definitions
- The state or condition of being breezeless
Ancestry of “breezelessness”, step by step
breezelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English breezeless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | breezeless | Without a breeze |
| 2 | English | breeze | A light, gentle wind; Any activity that is easy,... |
| 3 | Spanish | brisa | breeze |
| 4 | Old Spanish | briza | — |
| 5 | French | brise | breeze; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 6 | French | briser | To break; snap; To become broken; snap |
| 7 | Middle French | briser | — |
| 8 | Old French | brisier | to break (cause damage to), bust |
| 9 | Frankish | bristan | to break to pieces, split, shatter; to break,... |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | brestaną | to burst, break, sunder, split, crack |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰres‑ | to burst; break; crack; crackle |
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 |