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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 , bust; to break to pieces by a shock or... |
| 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 |