Where does “citylessness” come from?
citylessness (English) comes from English cityless, from English city, from Middle English cite, from Old French citet, from Latin cīvitās, from Proto-Italic keiwis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.
citylessness (English): Absence of cities
Definitions
- Absence of cities
Ancestry of “citylessness”, step by step
citylessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cityless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cityless | Without a city or cities |
| 2 | English | city | A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes... |
| 3 | Middle English | cite | city |
| 4 | Old French | citet | Alternative form of cité |
| 5 | Latin | cīvitās | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | keiwis | society; citizen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |
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 |