Where does “collarlessness” come from?
collarlessness (English) comes from English collarless, from English collar, from Middle English coler, from Old French coler, from Latin collāre, from Latin collāris, from Latin collum, from Latin -is.
collarlessness (English): Absence of a collar
Definitions
- Absence of a collar
Ancestry of “collarlessness”, step by step
collarlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English collarless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | collarless | Of a garment, having no collar; Of a man, not... |
| 2 | English | collar | Anything that encircles the neck; A piece of meat... |
| 3 | Middle English | coler | A piece of clothing or jewelry for around the... |
| 4 | Old French | coler | collar |
| 5 | Latin | collāre | collar, neckband; chain for the neck |
| 6 | Latin | collāris | neck |
| 7 | Latin | collum | neck, throat; upper stem of a plant; servitude |
| 8 | Latin | -is | suffixed to the root of nouns in composition,... |
| 9 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
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 |