Where does “cagelessness” come from?
cagelessness (English) comes from English cageless, from English Cage, from Middle English cage, from Old French cage, from Latin cavea, from Latin cavus, from Proto-Italic kawos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ós — to swell; to be strong.
cagelessness (English): Absence of a cage
Definitions
- Absence of a cage
Ancestry of “cagelessness”, step by step
cagelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cageless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cageless | Without a cage |
| 2 | English | Cage | An enclosure made of spaced bars, normally to hold animals while providing some ventilation |
| 3 | Middle English | cage | A cage or pen; A cell, enclosure or room of... |
| 4 | Old French | cage | — |
| 5 | Latin | cavea | hollow, cavity; cage, den, enclosure, stall,... |
| 6 | Latin | cavus | hollow, concave; excavated, channeled;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kawos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱowh₁ós | hollow |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewh₁- | to swell; to be strong |
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 |