Where does “chainlessness” come from?
chainlessness (English) comes from English chainless, from English chain, from Middle English cheyne, from Old French chaine, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...
chainlessness (English): Absence of chains
Definitions
- Absence of chains
Ancestry of “chainlessness”, step by step
chainlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chainless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chainless | Without a chain |
| 2 | English | chain | A series of interconnected rings or links usually... |
| 3 | Middle English | cheyne | A chain; a series of links made of metal,... |
| 4 | Old French | chaine | — |
| 5 | Latin | catēna | chain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kat- | cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave... |
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 |