Where does “carlessness” come from?
carlessness (English) comes from English carless, from English car, from Middle English carre, from Anglo-Norman carre, from Latin carra, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros — to run.
carlessness (English): Lack of a car
Definitions
- Lack of a car
Ancestry of “carlessness”, step by step
carlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English carless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | carless | Without a car |
| 2 | English | car | A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with... |
| 3 | Middle English | carre | cart, wagon |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | carre | cart |
| 5 | Latin | carra | — |
| 6 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 7 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |
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 |