Where does “coinlessness” come from?
coinlessness (English) comes from English coinless, from English coin, from French coin, from Old French coin, from Latin cuneus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
coinlessness (English): Absence of coins
Definitions
- Absence of coins
Ancestry of “coinlessness”, step by step
coinlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English coinless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | coinless | Having no money; penniless; Requiring no coins to... |
| 2 | English | coin | A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the... |
| 3 | French | coin | wedge, cornerpiece; corner; area, part, place,... |
| 4 | Old French | coin | — |
| 5 | Latin | cuneus | wedge, wedge shape; troops arrayed in a wedge... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ḱū | sting |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
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 |