Where does “claimlessness” come from?
claimlessness (English) comes from English claimless, from English claim, from Middle English claimen, from Old French clamer, from Latin clāmō, from Proto-Italic klāmāō, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥h₁m-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- — to call, cry, summon.
claimlessness (English): Absence of a claim
Definitions
- Absence of a claim
Ancestry of “claimlessness”, step by step
claimlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English claimless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | claimless | Having no claim |
| 2 | English | claim | A demand of ownership made for something; The... |
| 3 | Middle English | claimen | — |
| 4 | Old French | clamer | to call out; to cry out |
| 5 | Latin | clāmō | to cry out, clamor, shout, yell, exclaim |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | klāmāō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥h₁m- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₁- | to call, cry, summon |
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 |