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

  1. Absence of a claim

Ancestry of “claimlessness”, step by step

claimlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English claimless

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclaimlessHaving no claim
2EnglishclaimA demand of ownership made for something; The...
3Middle Englishclaimen
4Old Frenchclamerto call out; to cry out
5Latinclāmōto cry out, clamor, shout, yell, exclaim
6Proto-Italicklāmāō
7Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥h₁m-
8Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₁-to call, cry, summon

via English Ness

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNessAn 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
2Middle Englishnesse
3Old Englishnæsnot, not at all; not; first/third-person singular...
4Proto-Germanicnasjąfoothill; headland; cape
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂snose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁-
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