Where does “chargelessness” come from?
chargelessness (English) comes from English chargeless, from English charge, from Middle English chargen, from Old French chargier, from Late Latin carrico, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros — to run.
chargelessness (English): Lack of charge
Definitions
- Lack of charge
Ancestry of “chargelessness”, step by step
chargelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chargeless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chargeless | Without charge |
| 2 | English | charge | The amount of money levied for a service; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | chargen | — |
| 4 | Old French | chargier | to load; to lade |
| 5 | Late Latin | carrico | — |
| 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 |