Where does “collisionlessness” come from?
collisionlessness (English) comes from English collisionless, from English collision, from Middle French collision, from Latin collisio, from Latin collīdō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
collisionlessness (English): Absence of collisions
Definitions
- Absence of collisions
Ancestry of “collisionlessness”, step by step
collisionlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English collisionless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | collisionless | That does not involve a collision between... |
| 2 | English | collision | An instance of colliding; Clipping of naming... |
| 3 | Middle French | collision | — |
| 4 | Latin | collisio | clash, concussion, collision |
| 5 | Latin | collīdō | to clash, strike, dash, beat, or press together |
| 6 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 7 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 8 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
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 |